SOLUTION: Jeremy is building a ramp to the entrance of a school. If the ramp needs to vertically rise 6 ft and form an angle of 28° with the ground, which of the following equations should

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Question 1070556: Jeremy is building a ramp to the entrance of a school. If the ramp needs to vertically rise 6 ft and form an angle of 28° with the ground, which of the following equations should Jeremy use to determine the length (x) of the ramp?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The height is 6 feet, and the length of the ramp is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with angle 28 degrees with the ground
sin 28=6/x
x*sin 28=6
x=6/sin 28=12.78 ft.