document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=871236>Question 871236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. A cargo ramp leads up to the side of a building. The bottom of the ramp is 100 feet from the base of the building and makes an angle of 4° with the ground. Answer each of the questions and show all your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.) Find AC, the approximate length of the ramp. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.) Find BC, the height off the ground where the ramp touches the building. Round to the nearest foot. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with base angle = 4 degrees and base = 100'.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.) Find AC, the approximate length of the ramp. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(4 deg) = base/hypotenous = 100/ramp<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ramp = 100/cos(4) = 100.24'<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.) Find BC, the height off the ground where the ramp touches the building. Round to the nearest foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(4) = height/100.24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 100.24*sin(4) = 6.99'<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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