SOLUTION: A 40-foot-long escalator rises from the first floor to the second floor. The escalator makes a 30 degree angle with the horizontal. How high above the first floor is the second flo

Question 424117: A 40-foot-long escalator rises from the first floor to the second floor. The escalator makes a 30 degree angle with the horizontal. How high above the first floor is the second floor?
Answer by Gersid(33) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use the Sine function to solve this problem:
h = the height of the second floor above the first. Solve for h:

The second floor is 20 feet above the first floor.
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