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A slide has an angle of elevation of 25°. It is 60 feet from the end of the slide to the stairway beneath the top of the slide. About how long is the slide?

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cos 25=0.90631
cos 25=(the end of the slide to the stairway beneath the top of the slide)/( length of the slide)
length of the slide=60/0.90631=66.2
the length of the slide = 66.2 feet

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