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a skateboard ramp at a park has an inclination of 54° and its base is 12 feet long. what is the length to the nearest foot of the ramp? the ramp is ______ feet long.

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\begin{gathered} \cos (54)=\frac{\text{adjacent side}}{hypotenuse} \\ \cos (54)=(12)/(x) \\ \\ x=(12)/(\cos (54)) \\ \\ x\approx20.4156 \end{gathered}

the ramp is 20.4 feet long.​

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