SOLUTION: A child rides a toboggan down a hill that
descends at an angle of 18.0◦ to the horizontal.
The hill is 47.0 m long.
a) What is the horizontal component of the
child’s dis
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Question 214251: A child rides a toboggan down a hill that
descends at an angle of 18.0◦ to the horizontal.
The hill is 47.0 m long.
a) What is the horizontal component of the
child’s displacement? Answer in units of m.
b) What is the vertical component of the
child’s displacement? Answer in units of m.
whats steps would i take to solve this problem
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A child rides a toboggan down a hill that
descends at an angle of 18.0◦ to the horizontal.
The hill is 47.0 m long.
a) What is the horizontal component of the
child’s displacement? Answer in units of m.
b) What is the vertical component of the
child’s displacement? Answer in units of m.
whats steps would i take to solve this problem
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The hill is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
The vertical is 47*sin(18) = 14.52 meters.
The horizontal is 47*cos(18) = 44.7 meters
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