slope is rise/run = 20/45
y = 20/45 x
at 27 feet in, the height would be 20/45 * 27 = 12 ft
If the slide were 50 ft long, then its base would be √(50^2-20^2) = √2100 = 45.8 ft away.
New slope is 20/45.8
Hmmph. Not much difference, eh? The original slide was 49.2 feet long. Poor choice of changes.
Consider a slide shaped like a right triangle. The base of the slide is 45 feet away from the ladder. The top of the slide is 20 feet high. a) What is the slope of the slide. b) write an equation for the line that the slide would form. c) Lets say you were standing at the bottom of the slide and walked 27 feet closer to the ladder. How high is the slide at this point? d)If the slide was 50 feet long, what would be the new slope?
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This guy is wrong^^