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At an amusement park, the straight water slide is 42 m long and drops 20 m. What angle does the slide make with the horizontal?

User Jeff Dege
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Answer:

28.4 degrees

Explanation:

sin(theta) = 20/42. theta=arcsin(10/21)=28.43

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