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A ramp 60 m long rises a vertical distance of 8 m. Find the degree
measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree.
Answers:
a) 3
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A ramp 60 m long rises a vertical distance of 8 m. Find the degree
measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree.
Answers:
a) 3
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Question 121872: Please help me with this problem.
A ramp 60 m long rises a vertical distance of 8 m. Find the degree
measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree.
Answers:
a) 3 degrees
b) 5 degrees
c) 8 degrees
d) 10 degrees
e) 12 degrees
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A ramp 60 m long rises a vertical distance of 8 m. Find the degree
measure of the angle of elevation to the nearest degree.
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You can see that this is a right triangle Let the angle = A:
The side opposite the angle of elevation = 8 m.
The adjacent to the angle is 60m
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That brings to mind our old friend, the "tangent"
Tan(A) =
Tan(A) = .1333
A = 7.6 degrees ~ 8 degrees
