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? A ramp is 17 feet in length and covers a horizontal distance of 15 feet. It rises vertically 8 feet above the floor. What is the sine of the angle between the horizontal and t…

? A ramp is 17 feet in length and covers a horizontal distance of 15 feet. It rises vertically 8 feet above the floor. What is the sine of the angle between the horizontal and t…
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A ramp is 17 feet in length and covers a horizontal distance of 15 feet. It rises vertically 8 feet above the floor. What is the sine of the angle between the horizontal and the ramp?

User Murrayc
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sin is opposite over hypotenuse so
sin(x)=8/17
so use inverse of sin and do
sin-1(8/27)
so the answer is 28.0724.... (idk how many decimal places you want)
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