SOLUTION: a 35 foot long upwards moving escalator has an angle of elevation of 34 degrees. What is the vertical distance between the floors?
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Question 694551: a 35 foot long upwards moving escalator has an angle of elevation of 34 degrees. What is the vertical distance between the floors?
Can you please help me I don't understand? thanks in advance Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! escalator 35 feet
angle 34deg
Consixer a right triangle
the escalator is the hypotenuse.
The floor height is the opposite side.
the ground makes an angle of 34 deg with the escalator
Cos Theta = base/hypotenus
Sin 34 = height /hypotenuse
35 Sin 34 = height
35*0.559 = height
height = 19.67 feet
