thebeckleys880p626ja thebeckleys880p626ja
  • 11-04-2018
  • Mathematics
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Ron wants to build a ramp with a length of a 14 ft and an angle of elevation of 26 degrees. The height of the ramp is about__________ feet.

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scottclemens2 scottclemens2
  • 19-04-2018
theta = 26
adjacent = 14
need to find opposite

use tangent = opposite/adjacent

tan(26) = O/14

14tan(26) = Opposite

6.83 feet = opposite
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calculista
calculista calculista
  • 20-04-2018
see the attached figure  to better understand the problem

we know that

sin 26°=y/14-------> y=14*sin 26°------> y=6.14 ft

the answer is
The height of the ramp is about 6.14 ft
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