document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187984>Question 187984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a question. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A water slide is a straight ramp 25 m long that starts from the top of a tower 21 m high. Find the angle the slide forms with the tower (to the nearest degree).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, I'm not sure if I am even on the right track, but I used the Pythagorean Theorem to get the last side. I got 2 sqare root of 46. But I don't even know if that is right or if I need to use that. So, I still don't know how to find the angle of the slide with the tower.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks a lot for answering </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think it's better if we put this in illustration,so we can grasp the data together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28400%2C400%2C-2%2C9%2C-1%2C6%2Cline%280%2C0%2C0%2C5%29%2Cline%280%2C5%2C.2%2C5%29%2Cline%28.2%2C5%2C.2%2C0%29%2Cline%28.2%2C0%2C0%2C0%29%2Cgreen%28line%28.2%2C5%2C8%2C0%29%29%2Cline%288%2C0%2C0%2C0%29%2Cred%28locate%28.5%2C4.5%2Csigma%29%29%2Cgreen%28locate%28-1%2C2.5%2CTower=21m%29%29%2Cgreen%28locate%284%2C3%2CSlide=25m%29%29%2Clocate%28.2%2C2%2Cadjacent%29%2Clocate%284.5%2C2.5%2Chypotenuse%29%2Clocate%283.5%2C.3%2Copposite%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two sides are already given in the Right Triangle, that's all you need to get the Angle of inclination of the slide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By Trigonometric function ofr a Right Triangle, Cosine deals with adjacent and hypotenuse right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It follows----> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cos%28sigma%29=adj%2Fhyp=21%2F25=0.84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cos%28sigma%29=adj%2Fhyp=21%2F25=0.84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sigma=cos%5E%28-1%29%280.84%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sigma=cos%5E%28-1%29%280.84%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sigma=32.85%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sigma=32.85%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----> <font color=red>33 deg</font>   Answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you computed the opposite side=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Asqrt%2846%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Asqrt%2846%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can use this but using different function. We use Sine when dealing with opp. and hyp sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sin%28sigma%29=opp%2Fhyp=2%2Asqrt%2846%29%2F25=13.56466%2F25=0.5425864 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sin%28sigma%29=opp%2Fhyp=2%2Asqrt%2846%29%2F25=13.56466%2F25=0.5425864\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sigma=sin%5E%28-1%29%280.5425864%29=32.85%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sigma=sin%5E%28-1%29%280.5425864%29=32.85%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <font color=red>33 deg</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "* Must be the same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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