OLAP ELEVATIONS



Elevations: Buildings are marked on the blueprint with ff(number) which means finished floor level. This means elevation of floor above sea level. Without blueprints, we might use ground elevetions for answering questions.
See below for a map with elevetions.

MORE FUN! Find the distance between the 2 places (via Pythagorean Theorem: ), then take the sea level answer over the distance to find topographical slope

Questions:

Which building has the highest floor level?

Which building has the lowest floor level?

How can you estimate the height of the top of the building?

If a flood came, which building could have water on the floor first?

How many feet exist between the highest floor level and the lowest floor level?

If flood water stands 6 feet deep in the St. Louis Railroad Station, could you still have lunch at McDonalds?

Consider finding the distance to the center of the earth from sea level at OLAP.

Answer = __________.

Which OLAP' ride has the highest elevation for the viewer?



(-480, 120, 574)

HOW TO GET THE SLOPE

1. MAP SLOPE: (Horizontal Slope)

slope = rise/run

What is the slope from Cafe Ole' (-480, 120) to MoMo's Monster (480, 510)?

Slope (m) is defined as: m = change in y/change in x

2. VERTICAL SLOPE:

m = Vertical Slope = Slope of Hill= difference in elevation/distance between

MORE FUN! Find the distance between the 2 places (via Pythagorean Theorem) then take the sea level difference answer over the distance to find topographic slope.

How much higher above sea level is Honest Abe's Hats as compared to OLAP Hamburger Express?

(0, -360, 570)

If you are standing in front of the Mug Shop next to the fountain as you enter the park at point (0, -360, 570), what would the vertical slope (m) of the line between point (600, 600, ?) (Tidal Wave) and (0, -360, 570) be?

HINT: Use the slope formula given:

m = elevation difference/distance between

OLAP WITH ELEVATION LINES

It will take a few minutes then you can print it. In fact, you may need to down load this map.



TOPO MAP OVERLAY ON OLAP GRID


TOPO ON OLAP GRID 

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William V. Thayer, Mathematics Department
St. Louis Community College at Meramec
11333 Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63122-5977
Telephone: 314 984 7866 
Email: thayer@stl-online.net


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