SOLUTION: Jeremy is building a ramp to the entrance of a school. If the ramp needs to vertically rise 6 ft and form an angle of 28� with the ground, which of the following equations should

Question 1070556: Jeremy is building a ramp to the entrance of a school. If the ramp needs to vertically rise 6 ft and form an angle of 28� with the ground, which of the following equations should Jeremy use to determine the length (x) of the ramp?

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is helpful if drawn.
The height is 6 feet, and the length of the ramp is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with angle 28 degrees with the ground
sin 28=6/x
x*sin 28=6
x=6/sin 28=12.78 ft.

RELATED QUESTIONS
A ramp is needed at the entrance of a store. The ramp is to be 6.7m long and have a rise... (answered by Alan3354)

A building needs a ramp to make it handicap accessible. By law, the ramp must run 10... (answered by Cromlix)

A building needs a ramp to make it handicap accessible. By law, the ramp must run (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A conveyor ramp carries heavy equipment up to an elevated platform. If the ramp starts at (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a ramp can rise no more than 1 ft for... (answered by josmiceli)

Consider there is an entrance ramp to a doorway.G is a (0,2)and H is at (7,0)if each... (answered by nycsharkman)

A building has a ramp to its front doors to accomodate the handicapped. If the distance... (answered by sourbubble)

A ramp is pulled out of the back of a truck. If the ramp is 6 feet long and the height... (answered by josgarithmetic,josmiceli)

Jack is designing a ramp that is needed at the entrance of a music store. The ramp is to... (answered by Fombitz)