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1 March, 14:08

A waterslide has an angle of elevation of 20 degrees.

what is the rise for a run of 2.6m

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  1. 1 March, 14:16
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    Think of the problem as a right triangle. The rise would be the side opposite of the angle, and the run would be the hypotenuse. We can use sine for this.

    sin (20) = opposite/hypotenuse

    sin (20) = x/2.6

    0.342 = x/2.6

    0.8892 = x

    0.8892 meters is the correct answer.
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