document.write( "Question 1195597: A ramp at the loading dock of a factory makes a 13 degree angle with the ground. If the distance up the ramp to the loading dock is 25 how high is the loading dock? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The 25 feet is the length of the hypotenuse; the height of the dock is the side opposite the 13 degree angle. Sine is opposite/hypotenuse, so

\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%2813%29=h%2F25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"h=25%2Asin%2813%29\"

\n" ); document.write( "Use a calculator; make sure you are using degree mode instead of radian mode.

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