Math Quiz

[Jocques Straap]

I have a mountain. the mountain is 600m tall. The distance from bottom to top, is 2048m

What is the slope of my mountain?



In other words, I have a right triangle, that has a rise of 600m and and a hypotenuse of 2048.


Good Luck.

 

[Satva1100]

73 degrees

 

[Jocques Straap]

no

 

[Satva1100]

really? i thought thats what you were asking for

 

[Satva1100]

45 degrees?

 

[Satva1100]

actually it would depend on the length of the base right

 

[Jocques Straap]

No, I finally solved it. But I'll let this one go, and see if any one gets it right.

 

[Satva1100]

17 degrees

 

[Satva1100]

im pretty sure thats correct, right?

 

[Jocques Straap]

correct!!!

 

[mrplunkey]

sin(x) = opposite / hypotenuse

So use the arcsine function.

 

[Satva1100]

NICE! that hurt my brain a bit but i had to figure it out -i love math

 

[Jocques Straap]

Yes!

I like math, but it sucks when you don't have a calculator around.

 

[Satva1100]

if i lean a 28' ladder against the house thats 10' from the house how high will the top of the ladder be?

 

[samoth]

This brings me back to the story of SOHCAHTOA.