document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39193>Question 39193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The access ramp to an expressway is 850 feet long. The measure of the angle of elevation is 4 degrees.About how long is the expressway from the horizontal at the beginning of the ramp? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Look at this as a right triangle. The hypotenuse is 850ft. The small angle at the beginning of the ramp is 4 degrees. Use the TRIG function: cosine.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cos(4*) = (x/850)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "850(Cos(4*)) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is about 848ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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