SOLUTION: an 8ft slide will be installed on a playground. The top of the slide will be 6ft above the ground. What angle does the slide make with the ground?

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Question 1141646: an 8ft slide will be installed on a playground. The top of the slide will be 6ft above the ground. What angle does the slide make with the ground?
Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Now use your calculator/(computer) and find the angle .


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