SOLUTION: Children climb 8 ft to get to the top of a slide. The end of the slide is 1 ft above the ground and the silide rises at a 45 degree angle. If the slide makes a straight line from t

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Question 1077436: Children climb 8 ft to get to the top of a slide. The end of the slide is 1 ft above the ground and the silide rises at a 45 degree angle. If the slide makes a straight line from the top to the bottom, how far does a child travel diwn the slide? Round to the nearest foot.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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s, length of the slide

7%2Fs=sin%2845%29
s%2F7=1%2Fsin%2845%29
s=7%2Fsin%2845%29
s=7%2A2%2Fsqrt%282%29
s=14%2Fsqrt%282%29
9.90 feet