<PRE><B>Question 1174818</B>
A skier drops a total of 700 vertical feet while skiing 1200 ft down the slope.
 What is the angle of the ski slope with the horizontal?
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Find the interior angle (A) the skier makes with the vertical 
A right triangle is formed where
hypotenuse = 1200 ft
side adjacent = 700 ft
Cos(A) = {{{700/1200}}}
A = 54.3 degrees
Find the angle of depression (from horizontal)
90 - 54.3 = 35.7 degrees

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