document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=789888>Question 789888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A building needs a ramp to make it handicap accessible. By law, the ramp must run 10 inches horizontally for every 1 inch of rise. If the surface of the ramp is 84 in long how far above the ground is the inclined end of the ramp? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478968 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=478968\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tan (x) = 1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5.7 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan = opposite/adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan 5.7 degrees = opposite/84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Opposite = tan (5.7) * 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Opposite = 8.4 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the height of the raised end..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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