SOLUTION: I am trying to install a ramp at 20 degrees. I am going from zero at the bottom of the ramp to 30 inches at the top of the ramp. I need to know what the dimensions of the triangl

Question 278489: I am trying to install a ramp at 20 degrees. I am going from zero at the bottom of the ramp to 30 inches at the top of the ramp. I need to know what the dimensions of the triangle would be. Thank you very much
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
wow, a practical question...

the length of the ramp (distance along the slope) is ___ 30 / [sin(20�)] ___ approx. 87.7 inches

the distance, along the ground, from the start of the ramp to the 30" end is ___ 30 / [tan(20�)] ___ approx 82.4 inches
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