Question

A children's slide has a length of 5.8m. The vertical ladder is 2.6m above the groubd. Find the angle the slide makes with the ground, correct to one decimal place.

Answer 1

26.6°

Step-by-step explanation

You are required to use the trigonometric ratio, sine, to find that angle.

SinФ = opposite/hypotenuse

sin Θ = 2.6/5.8

= 0.4483

The angle Θ = Anti-sine(0.4483)

= 26.633°

The angle the slide makes with the ground, correct to one decimal place is 26.6°