Calculated Industries Construction Master III User Manual page 41

Computing the Rise Side
of an Angle (Diagonal known)
Find the Run and Rise sides of a right angle
with Pitch and Diagonal known. Here, find the
Rise and Run given a 7-in-12 Pitch and a Diag-
onal of 20 feet 5 inches:
COMMENTS
Clear calculator
Enter Pitch
Enter Diagonal
Find Rise
Find Run
Computing the Run Side
of an Angle
You can also compute the Run side of a right
triangle just as you would the Rise. Here, find
the Run given a 5-in-12 Pitch and a Diagonal of
21 feet 6 inches:
COMMENTS
Clear calculator
Enter Pitch
Enter Diagonal
Find Run
KEYSTROKES
[On/C] [On/C]
7 [Inch] [Pitch]
20 [Feet]
5 [Inch] [Diag]
[Rise]
Answer: 10 FT 3-29/64 IN
[Run]
Answer: 17 FT 7-5/8 IN
KEYSTROKES
[On/C] [On/C]
5 [Inch] [Pitch]
21 [Feet]
6 [Inch] [Diag]
[Run]
Answer: 19 FT 10-5/32 IN
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