Question

the slide part of a water slide is 89 feet long and makes a 49 degree angle of elevation with the ground. how high up in the air do you start your ride

Answer 1

We can use trigonometry to solve this problem. Let's call the height we want to find "h." Then we can use the tangent function:tan(49) = h/89To solve for "h," we can multiply both sides by 89:89 tan(49) = hUsing a calculator, we get:h ≈ 94.6 feetSo you start your ride about 94.6 feet above the ground.

Answer 2

We can use trigonometry to find the height of the water slide.

Let's call the height of the starting point of the water slide "h". We can then use the tangent function:

tan(49°) = h / 89

We can solve for "h" by multiplying both sides by 89:

h = 89 * tan(49°)

Using a calculator, we get:

h ≈ 94.29 feet

Therefore, the starting point of the water slide is about 94.29 feet above the ground.