Why would anyone ever be on a horizontal ski lift? wouldn't that defeat the purpose? explain!
please explain this question from a view point of trigonometry
2007-05-03 16:36:24 · 2 answers · asked by liangjizong22 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A ski lift takes you to a higher elevation, so if it is horizontal it will not be accomplishing this purpose.
2007-05-03 16:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of a ski lift is to "lift' the skier to a higher elevation, from which he can ski down a hill. The length of the ski lift would be equal to the secant of the angle from the club-house level to the top of the hill time the height of the hill, with some allowance for sag in the tow line.
Of course, someone could buy the horizontal ski lift and place it in an airport. Aren't those great?
2007-05-03 23:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋