SOLUTION: Mr. Boline is building a ramp so that people in wheelchairs can access a building. If the ramp must have a height of 8 feet, and the angle of elevation of the ramp must be 5°, how
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Question 1061963: Mr. Boline is building a ramp so that people in wheelchairs can access a building. If the ramp must have a height of 8 feet, and the angle of elevation of the ramp must be 5°, how long must the ramp be? Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source):
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Mr. Boline is building a ramp so that people in wheelchairs can access a building.
If the ramp must have a height of 8 feet, and the angle of elevation of the ramp must be 5°, how long must the ramp be?
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= tan(5°) ---> L = , if the length measures horizontally, as a leg of the right-angled triangle.
= sin(5°) ---> H = , if the length measures along the slope, as the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle.
Unfortunately, the problem does not determine EXACTLY, which length is under the question.
