A roller coaster has a track that drops at an angle of depression of 25 degrees from a height of 14.9 m. When it reaches the ground in travels horizontally for 8 m. It then rises at an angle of elevation of 47 degrees to a height of 26.8 m

A) What is the total horizontal distance covered by this portion of track?
B) What is the total distance travelled by a car on this portion of the roller coaster track?

1 answer

(A) 19 cot25° + 26.8 cot47°
(B) 19 csc25° + 26.8 csc47°

Draw a diagram and review your basic trig function definitions