A squirrel in a long glide typically covers a horizontal distance of 16 m while losing 8.0 m in altitude. The angle of the squirrel's path below the horizontal is 26.6 degrees
Flying squirrels are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. They are not capable of flight in the same way as birds or bats but are able to glide Flying squirrels really don't fly. They glide! Flying squirrels have flaps of skin between their arms and chest, and between their legs. When they leap into the air, they extend their arms and legs, and use these flaps of skin to create drag, like jumping with a parachute. Two types of Flying squirrel live in the forests of North America: the northern flying squirrel and the southern flying squirrel. Northern flying squirrels live throughout Canada and in southeast Alaska.
Given:
The angle of the squirrel's path below the horizontal = ?
[tex]\theta = tan^{-1} \frac{h}{x} =tan^{-1} \frac{8.0}{16} = 26.6[/tex]°
Grade: 9
Subject: mathematics
Chapter: movements
Keywords: elevation, horizontal distance, squirrel glide, glide, angle
