Question

Dana has a sports medal suspended by a long ribbon from her rearview mirror. As she accelerates onto the highway, she notices that the medal is hanging at an angle of 14° from the vertical. What is the angle of the medal from the horizontal?

1) 76°
2) 14°
3) 90°
4) 106°

Answer 1

The angle of the medal from the horizontal is 76°.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the angle of the medal from the horizontal, we need to consider the angle between the medal and the vertical. Since the angle of the medal from the vertical is given as 14°, the angle of the medal from the horizontal can be found by subtracting this angle from 90°. So the angle of the medal from the horizontal is 90° - 14° = 76° (option 1).