SOLUTION: One of the most impressive of the Mayan pyramids is El Castillo in the Yucatan of Mexico. The pyramid has a platform on the top and a flight of 91 steps on each of the four sides.

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Question 1110890: One of the most impressive of the Mayan pyramids is El Castillo in the Yucatan of Mexico. The pyramid has a platform on the top and a flight of 91 steps on each of the four sides. (Four flights of 91 steps make 364 steps in all. With the top platform adding a level, there are 365 levels to represent the 365 days of the Mayan year.) What is the height to the nearest centimeter of the top platform if each of the 91 steps is 30 cm deep by 26 cm high? What is the angle of ascent to the nearest degree?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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26/30 = 0.8667
Arctan(0.8667) = 40.9º
I've got to go. Good luck with the rest of the problem.