CPM Homework Help : A2C Problem 5-40

Wet World has an $18$ -foot-long water slide. The angle of elevation of the slide (the angle it forms with a horizontal line) is $50°$ . At the end of the slide, there is a $6$ -foot drop into a pool. After you climb the ladder to the top of the slide, how many feet above the water level are you? Draw a diagram.

Hint:

Imagine the slide as the hypotenuse of a right triangle. If you pretend, at first, that it's sitting on the ground, the slide and the 'ground' form a $50°$ angle. Draw the diagram. Label all the parts you know. Add the $6'$ drop. Where are you standing in the diagram?

More Help:

Is the height of the slide the side opposite $50°$ or adjacent to $50°$ ? Remember to add $6'$ to your answer.