SOLUTION: A water slide makes an angle of about 13o with the ground. The slide extends horizontally about 58.2 meters. Find the height of the slide to the nearest tenth of a meter. I hav

Question 704239: A water slide makes an angle of about 13o with the ground. The slide extends horizontally about 58.2 meters. Find the height of the slide to the nearest tenth of a meter.

I have trouble visualizing this problem, otherwise I would say I know how to do it.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
DRAW the picture.

Right triangle, hypotenuse represents the slide. y is height, horizontal length component is as shown.

, the angle measure is in degrees. Find y.
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