SOLUTION: Dean is at point (1,1) and drives up to a slanted road to save Sam who is at point (6,11). How steep is the road?
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Question 308511: Dean is at point (1,1) and drives up to a slanted road to save Sam who is at point (6,11). How steep is the road?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dean is at point (1,1) and drives up to a slanted road to save Sam who is at point (6,11). How steep is the road?
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It rises 5 units in 10 horizontal units, slope = 10*5 = 2.
The angle is the arctan(2) =~ 63.435º
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To save Sam from what?
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