document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=367792>Question 367792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A conveyor ramp carries heavy equipment up to an elevated platform. If the ramp starts at ground level 156 ft from the base of the platform and the angle of elevation is 20°, which one of these answers are how long is the ramp?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 456.11 ft <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 146.59 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 56.78 ft <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 166.01 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the length of the ramp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos 20° = adj/hyp = 156ft/x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 156t/cos 20° = 166.01 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer D would be the correct answer </SPAN>\n" );
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