document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121872>Question 121872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ramp 60 m long rises a vertical distance of 8 m. Find the degree <BR>\n" );
document.write( "measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 3 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 5 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 8 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 10 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 12 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see that this is a right triangle Let the angle = A: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The side opposite the angle of elevation = 8 m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The adjacent to the angle is 60m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That brings to mind our old friend, the \"tangent\" <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=side+opposite%2Fside+adjacent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"side+opposite%2Fside+adjacent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tan(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tan(A) = .1333<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 7.6 degrees ~ 8 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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