SOLUTION: A ramp is 355m long. It rises a vertical distance of 24 m.Find the measures of the angle of elevation.

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Question 1020114: A ramp is 355m long. It rises a vertical distance of 24 m.Find the measures of the angle of elevation.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ramp is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
The vertical rise is the opposite side of the elevation angle.





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