SOLUTION: A driveway has an incline of 3m over a distance of 20m What is the angle of elevation of the driveway?

Question 85726: A driveway has an incline of 3m over a distance of 20m What is the angle of elevation of the driveway?
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A driveway has an incline of 3m over a distance of 20m What is the angle of elevation of the driveway?
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This forms a right triangle, the angle (A) formed by the base and the hypotenuse is the angle of elevation: Use the tangent: Side opposite = 3, side adjacent = 20
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Tan(A) =
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Tan(A)= .15
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Find Arctan of .15
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A = 8.53 degrees

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