SOLUTION: "Nate built a skateboard ramp that covers a horizontal distance of 10ft. The ramp rises a total of 3.5ft. What angles does the ramp make with the ground?"
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Question 575894: "Nate built a skateboard ramp that covers a horizontal distance of 10ft. The ramp rises a total of 3.5ft. What angles does the ramp make with the ground?"
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angle made with the ground is
theta = arctan(3.5/10) = 19.29 degrees
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