SOLUTION: 9. A ramp 30 feet long has a vertical rise of 5 feet. Calculate the angle this ramp makes with the ground.
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Question 113563: 9. A ramp 30 feet long has a vertical rise of 5 feet. Calculate the angle this ramp makes with the ground.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the ramp is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by the ramp, the ground, and the vertical rise
the sine of the angle with the ground is (vertical rise)/(ramp or 5/30
let x=angle ___ sin(x)=1/6
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