Question

50. You are designing a ramp where the horizontal distance is twice the vertical rise. What will be the ramp angle to the nearest tenth of a degree? Let the vertical rise be 10 ft.

A) 63.4*
B) 60*
C) 30*
D) 26.6*

* = degree symbol

Answer 1

\[\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = 26.57^{o}\]