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( Im offering 50 points to answer this question) A ramp that is 20.0 feet long makes an angle of 12.5 degrees with the ground. What is the perpendicular distance from top of the ramp to the ground?
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( Im offering 50 points to answer this question) A ramp that is 20.0 feet long makes an angle of 12.5 degrees with the ground. What is the perpendicular distance from top of the ramp to the ground?
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ramp forms a right-angled triangle w ground so that
sin(12.5deg) = perpendicular distance from top of ramp to ground / length of ramp
perpendicular distance from top of ramp to ground = sin (12.5) * 20
= 4.33 feet
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SIN(12.5)=.216
.216*20=4.329
4.329 feet.
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