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By law, a wheelchair service ramp may be inclinedno more than 4.76º. If the base of a ramp begins 15feet from the base of a public building, whichequation could be used to determine the maximumheight, h, of the ramp where it reaches thebuilding's entrance?h1) sin 4.76° =15152) sin 4.76°hh3) tan 4.76° =15154) tan4.76° =hChoose

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We have the next diagram in order to understand better the question

We this in mind we can use a trigonometric function in this case the tangent because it is the one that relates the two sides given


\tan (\theta)=(co)/(ca)
\tan (4.76)=(h)/(15)

By law, a wheelchair service ramp may be inclinedno more than 4.76º. If the base of-example-1
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