SOLUTION: A ramp at the loading dock of a factory makes a 13 degree angle with the ground. If the distance up the ramp to the loading dock is 25 how high is the loading dock?

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Question 1195597: A ramp at the loading dock of a factory makes a 13 degree angle with the ground. If the distance up the ramp to the loading dock is 25 how high is the loading dock?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 25 feet is the length of the hypotenuse; the height of the dock is the side opposite the 13 degree angle. Sine is opposite/hypotenuse, so

sin%2813%29=h%2F25
h=25%2Asin%2813%29

Use a calculator; make sure you are using degree mode instead of radian mode.