SOLUTION: A tipping platform is a ramp used to unload trucks. How high is the end of an 80 foot ramp when it is tipped by a 30 degree angle?

Question 181616: A tipping platform is a ramp used to unload trucks. How high is the end of an 80 foot ramp when it is tipped by a 30 degree angle?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, Mathtut:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In a 30-60-90 right triangle, the side opposite the 30 degree angle is one-half the measure of the hypotenuse.

John

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sin 30=x/80
:
1/2=x/80
:
2x=80
:
feet
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