SOLUTION: a ramp at the loading dock of an automobile manufacturing plant has a base of 77 meters the length of the ramp is 215 meters what is the angle of elevation from the base of the ram
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Question 1132405: a ramp at the loading dock of an automobile manufacturing plant has a base of 77 meters the length of the ramp is 215 meters what is the angle of elevation from the base of the ramp to the top entrance to the loading dock?
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the angle of elevation of the ramp be x.
Then we have cosx=77/215
Solving for we get x=69.014 degrees.
The angle of elevation is 69.014 degrees.
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