document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=623085>Question 623085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A conveyor belt carries supplies from the first floor to the second floor, which is 24 feet higher. The belt makes a 60° angle with the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. How far do the supplies travel from one end of the conveyor belt to the other? Round your answer to the nearest foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. If the belt moves at 75 ft/min, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, does it take the supplies to move to the second floor?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please explain how you get the answer? Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10553)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=391884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A conveyor belt carries supplies from the first floor to the second floor, which is 24 feet higher. The belt makes a 60° angle with the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. How far do the supplies travel from one end of the conveyor belt to the other? Round your answer to the nearest foot.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please explain how you get the answer? Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the distance the supplies traveled on conveyor belt be D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, sin = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=O%2FH ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"O%2FH\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sin+60+=+%2824%2FD%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sin+60+=+%2824%2FD%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D sin 60 = 24 ---- Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D, or distance the supplies traveled on conveyor belt = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2Fsin+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2Fsin+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27.71 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27.71\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > &#8776; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2828%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2828%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = D/S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T, or time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27.71%2F75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27.71%2F75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.37 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.37\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > min &#8776; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%280.4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%280.4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > min\r<BR>\n" );
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