document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174818>Question 1174818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A skier drops a total of 700 vertical feet while skiing 1200 ft down the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  What is the angle of the ski slope with the horizontal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " What is the angle of the ski slope with the horizontal?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the interior angle (A) the skier makes with the vertical <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A right triangle is formed where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 1200 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side adjacent = 700 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cos(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=700%2F1200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"700%2F1200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 54.3 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the angle of depression (from horizontal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 - 54.3 = 35.7 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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