SOLUTION: a ramp in a multistory car park is 62 feet long and rises 11 feet. estimate the angle that the ramp makes with the horizontal. please help me figure this out. i dont know how. t

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Question 52292: a ramp in a multistory car park is 62 feet long and rises 11 feet. estimate the angle that the ramp makes with the horizontal.
please help me figure this out.
i dont know how.
thanks a lot!

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can be solved using right angle trigonometry.
Let the angle be: x
sin(x)=11/62
x=arcsin(11/62)
x=10.2 degrees (approximately, using a calculator.)