document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694551>Question 694551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 35 foot long upwards moving escalator has an angle of elevation of 34 degrees. What is the vertical distance between the floors? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me I don't understand? thanks in advance </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "angle 34deg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consixer a right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the escalator is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The floor height is the opposite side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ground makes an angle of 34 deg with the escalator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cos Theta = base/hypotenus\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sin 34 = height /hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 Sin 34 = height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35*0.559 = height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 19.67 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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