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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?
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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?

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Sine = opposite / hypotenuse
Sine (angle) = 8 / 17 = 0.4705882353

angle = arc sine ( 0.4705882353)
angle = 28.072

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