Answer:
The equation that can be used to determine the maximum height is given as h = 15tan4.76°
Explanation:
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"By law, a wheelchair service ramp may be inclined no more than 4.76 degrees. If the base of the ramp begins 15 feet from the base of a public building, which equation could be used to determine the maximum height, h, of the ramp where it reaches the building's entrance"
The whole set up will give us a right angled triangle with the base of the building serving as the adjacent side of the triangle and the height h serving as the opposite side since it is facing the angle 4.76°
The side of the wheelchair service ramp is the hypotenuse.
Given theta = 4.76°
And the base of the building = adjacent = 15feet
We can get the height of the building using the trigonometry identity SOH CAH TOA.
Using TOA
Tan(theta) = opposite/Adjacent
Tan 4.76° = h/15
h = 15tan4.76°
The equation that can be used to determine the maximum height is given as h = 15tan4.76°