SOLUTION: A slide that goes from the 3rd floor to the first floor in the City Museum rises at an angle of 20 degrees from the first floor. If a person travels 100 feet going down the slide,
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Question 1082105: A slide that goes from the 3rd floor to the first floor in the City Museum rises at an angle of 20 degrees from the first floor. If a person travels 100 feet going down the slide, what is the vertical distance between the first and third floors? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A slide that goes from the 3rd floor to the first floor in the City Museum rises at an angle of 20 degrees from the first floor. If a person travels 100 feet going down the slide, what is the vertical distance between the first and third floors?
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v = vertical distance
sin(20) = v/100
