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Sequence steps. Step between terraces at 1.2 m. Total climb 9.6 m, Required climb 56 m. Currently total climb is short by 46.4 m.TUNING123456STEP 1.2 M9.6 m
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Total climb

9.6m

Required climb

56m

1.2 m

Sequence steps. Step between terraces at 1.2 m. Total climb 9.6 m, Required climb 56 m. Currently total climb is short by 46.4 m.

What has to balancean=a1+(n−1)da_n = a_1 + (n-1)d

What is happening

You take control of a terraced planting scheme stepping down a hillside.

The terraces will not reach the top of the slope. The first sits at 5 m elevation, the ninth must reach 61 m, and the step between them is wrong.