SOLUTION: An escalator lifts people to the second floor of a building, 25 feet above the first floor. The escalator Rises at a 30� angle. To the nearest Foot, how far does a person travel fr

Question 1025565: An escalator lifts people to the second floor of a building, 25 feet above the first floor. The escalator Rises at a 30� angle. To the nearest Foot, how far does a person travel from the bottom to the top of the escalator
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An escalator lifts people to the second floor of a building, 25 feet above the first floor. The escalator Rises at a 30� angle. To the nearest Foot, how far does a person travel from the bottom to the top of the escalator
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y = 25 ft
sin(30) = y/r = 0.5
r = 50 ft
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