SOLUTION: A ramp 17.5 feet in the length rises to a loading platform that is 3 1/3 feet off the ground. Find the angle that the ramp makes with the ground?

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Question 144326: A ramp 17.5 feet in the length rises to a loading platform that is 3 1/3 feet off the ground. Find the angle that the ramp makes with the ground?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the sine of the angle is the height of the platform divided by the length of the ramp

let x=angle __ sin(x)=(10/3)/(35/2) __ sin(x)=4/21

use a calculator (or a table) to find x