Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Lauren01 on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 12:15pm.

In a water park, people walk a distance of 20 meters up an inclined ramp before getting on a water slide. If the spot from where they start sliding down is located 7 meters above the water’s surface, calculate the angle of the ramp with the horizontal.

Physics - Henry, Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8:46pm
Y = 7 m.
r = 20 m.

sinA = Y/r = 7/20 = 0.35.
A = 20.49 Deg.

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