document.write( "Question 1061963: Mr. Boline is building a ramp so that people in wheelchairs can access a building. If the ramp must have a height of 8 feet, and the angle of elevation of the ramp must be 5°, how long must the ramp be? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Mr. Boline is building a ramp so that people in wheelchairs can access a building.
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document.write( " = tan(5°)  --->  L = ,  if the length measures horizontally, as a leg of the right-angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( " = sin(5°)  --->  H = ,  if the length measures along the slope, as the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Unfortunately, the problem does not determine EXACTLY, which length is under the question.\r\n" );
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