document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662180>Question 662180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A slide at a park is 25ft long, an the top of the slide is 10ft above the ground. What is the approximate measure of the angle the slide makes with the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the angle be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(x) = 10/25 = 2/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = sin^-1(2/5) = 23.58 degrees = 23 degrees 35 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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