Question

A squirrel in a long glide typically covers a horizontal distance of 16 m while losing 8.0 m in altitude. during this glide, what is the angle of the squirrel's path below the horizontal?

Answer 1

Let the starting position be A, and the ending position of the glide be B.

The triangle ABC shown in the figure, is a right triangle with side lengths 16m and 0.8 m.

The angle of the squirrel's path below the horizon is BAC.

Using right triangle trigonometry:

tan(ABC)=(opposite side)/(adjacent side)=0.8/16=0.05

to find m(ABC) we calculate arctan(0.05) which is 2.86°


Answer: 2.86°

Answer 2

A squirrel in a long glide typically covers a horizontal distance of 16 m while losing 8.0 m in altitude. The angle of the squirrel's path below the horizontal is 26.6 degrees

Further explanation

Flying squirrels are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. They are not capable of flight in the same way as birds or bats but are able to glide Flying squirrels really don't fly. They glide! Flying squirrels have flaps of skin between their arms and chest, and between their legs. When they leap into the air, they extend their arms and legs, and use these flaps of skin to create drag, like jumping with a parachute. Two types of Flying squirrel live in the forests of North America: the northern flying squirrel and the southern flying squirrel. Northern flying squirrels live throughout Canada and in southeast Alaska.

Given:

• The horizontal distance x = 16 m
• Elevation h = 8 m

The angle of the squirrel's path below the horizontal = ?

$\theta = tan^{-1} \frac{h}{x} =tan^{-1} \frac{8.0}{16} = 26.6$°

Learn more

1. Learn more about elevation brainly.com/question/3472483
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3. Learn more about squirrel glide brainly.com/question/10869960

Answer details

Grade:  9

Subject:  mathematics

Chapter: movements

Keywords:  elevation, horizontal distance, squirrel glide, glide, angle