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You and your friend got tricked into helping another friend move stuff from a garage into moving truck. The ramp used is 12 feet long and makes a 36° angle with the horizontal ground. You discover that the incline is just too steep, so you replace the ramp with one that is 32 feet long. What angle does this replacement ramp make with the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree. No work = No credit.

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Answer:

12.73 Degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm going to assume some things. The height of the truck is not changing, i.e. the distance and length of the ramp are but the height stays the same.

We draw our right triangle, see photo*

We really only care about finding out what side a is so


c = (a)/(sin(A))


12 = (a)/(sin(36)) \\12sin(36) = a\\a = 7.05342302750\\sin(x) = ((opp)/(hyp) )\\sin(x) = ((7.05342302750)/(12) )\\= 35.9999 \:degrees

So, since I stated that height did not change, the same process just using 32 for the hypotenuse.


sin(x) = ((opp)/(hyp) )\\sin(x) = ((7.05342302750)/(32) )\\= 12.73367164 \:degrees

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User Bazze
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Answer:

i belive it is 12+36+32=80

Step-by-step explanation:

cause you add 12 to 36 and 32 to get a number

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