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the largest drop on a roller coaster has a slope of 64 degrees above the horizontal and covers a distance of 13 m on the ground. how tall is the roller coaster at its peak?

 Mar 26, 2015

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$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{tan}}{\left({\mathtt{64}}^\circ\right)}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{13}} = {\mathtt{26.653\: \!949\: \!940\: \!527}}$$ I think this is it, it is trigonometry using SohCahToa. 

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$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{tan}}{\left({\mathtt{64}}^\circ\right)}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{13}} = {\mathtt{26.653\: \!949\: \!940\: \!527}}$$ I think this is it, it is trigonometry using SohCahToa. 

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