document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119201>Question 1119201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Conveyor belts called grain elevators are used to move grain into a silo. Answer the following questions knowing that the lower end of the belt is 100 feet from the base of the silo and that the silo is 150 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How long is the belt?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. If we know the angle of elevation from the lower end of the belt to a window on the side of the silo is 45°, use special right triangle ratios to calculate the height of the window from the ground. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. We need a ramp to the window. How long would it need to be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "height 150 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ramp and belt is y hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) is a slightly different description.  Two belts, or just one single belt? </SPAN>\n" );
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