document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200230>Question 1200230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 15 ft ramp has a height of 6 ft. What is the angle measure of the incline of the ramp with the ground, to the nearest degree?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "theta = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw out a right triangle with hypotenuse 15 and opposite side 6 (it is opposite angle theta).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(angle) = opposite/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(theta) = 6/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(theta) = 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "theta = arcsin(0.4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "theta = 23.578 approximately<BR>\n" );
document.write( "theta = <font color=red>24 degrees</font> is the final answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Arcsine is the same as inverse sine, denoted on many calculators with the notation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \sin^{-1}\"><BR>\n" );
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