SOLUTION: A playground slide platform is 6ft above ground. If the slide is 8 ft long and the end of the slide is 1ft above ground,what does the slide make with the ground? Give your answer t

Question 1061318: A playground slide platform is 6ft above ground. If the slide is 8 ft long and the end of the slide is 1ft above ground,what does the slide make with the ground? Give your answer to the nearest degree and show your your work.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The vertical distance between the bottom and top of the slide is 5 ft.
The slanted distance along the slide is 8 ft.
That gives us ,
And that corresponds to when rounded to the nearest degree.
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