Question

A straight water slide is 175 feet above ground and is 200 feet long. What is the angle of depression to the bottom of the slide?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Please refer the diagram I have attached.

It will form a right triangle.

height is 175 feet.

The length is 200 feet long.

using SOH CAH TOA,

Suppose angle of depression is x, then

$sin x = \frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}$

$sin x = \frac{175}{200}$

$sin x = 0.875$

Taking sin inverse

$x = sin^{-1}(0.875) = 61.04$

Hence te angle of depression is 61.04 degrees. :   Answer

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