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Olivia has a pool slide that makes an angle of 25º with the water. The top of the slide stands 4.5 feet above the surface of the water. How far out into the pool will the slide reach? a. 2.1 ft b. 9.7
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Olivia has a pool slide that makes an angle of 25º with the water. The top of the slide stands 4.5 feet above the surface of the water. How far out into the pool will the slide reach?

a. 2.1 ft
b. 9.7 ft
c. 5.0 ft
d. 7.6 ft

User Chris Emerson
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tan 25° =
(4.5)/(x)
x ≈ 9.7 ft
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