SOLUTION: Find the angle that a chairlift makes with the horizontal if it rises uniformly 12m for every 80m along the mountain

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Question 1093814: Find the angle that a chairlift makes with the horizontal if it rises uniformly 12m for every 80m along the mountain
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the angle that a chairlift makes with the horizontal if it rises uniformly 12m for every 80m along the mountain
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If "along the mountain" is parallel to the lift:
sin(Angle) = 12/80