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a chair lift on the ski slope travels a total distance of 4640 ft to the top of a 2178 foot mountain find the angke of ski slope

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Refer to the diagram shown below.

Let x = the angle of the ski slope.
By definition,
sin x = 2178/4640 = 0.4694
x = sin⁻¹ 0.4694 = 28°

Answer: 28°
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