User's Guide — 43
Finding Rise —
(Pitch and Run Known)
Though not commonly asked for,
you can compute the rise or run of a
right angle just as you would the di-
agonal. Find the rise given a 7/12
pitch and a run of 11 feet 6 inches:
Keystroke Display
[On/C] [On/C]
0.
7 [Inch] [Pitch]
PTCH 7 IN
11 [Feet] 6 [Inch] [Run]
RUN 11 FT 6 IN
[Rise]
RISE 6 FT 8-1/2 IN
Finding Rise & Diagonal —
(Degrees of Pitch & Run Known)
Find the Rise and Diagonal sides of
a right angle given a 30° Pitch and a
Run of 20 feet 5 inches:
Keystroke Display
[On/C] [On/C]
0.
30 [Pitch]
PTCH 30°
20 [Feet] 5 [Inch] [Run]
RUN 20 FT 5 IN
[Rise]
RISE 11 FT 9-7/16 IN
[Diag]
DIAG 23 FT 6-7/8 IN
