SOLUTION: Conveyor belts called grain elevators are used to move grain into a silo. Answer the following questions knowing that the lower end of the belt is 100 feet from the base of the sil

Question 1119201: Conveyor belts called grain elevators are used to move grain into a silo. Answer the following questions knowing that the lower end of the belt is 100 feet from the base of the silo and that the silo is 150 feet tall.
a. How long is the belt?
b. If we know the angle of elevation from the lower end of the belt to a window on the side of the silo is 45�, use special right triangle ratios to calculate the height of the window from the ground.
c. We need a ramp to the window. How long would it need to be?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
base 100 feet
height 150 feet
ramp and belt is y hypotenuse

(b) is a slightly different description. Two belts, or just one single belt?
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