Josie pulls a bookcase up a ramp to load it into a truck with a force of 54 N. The force moving the bookcase vertically upwards is 27 N as shown in the diagram.

What is the angle of the ramp to the ground?

17°

24°

30°

64°

Question

Josie pulls a bookcase up a ramp to load it into a truck with a force of 54 N. The force moving the bookcase vertically upwards is 27 N as shown in the diagram.
 
  

What is the angle of the ramp to the ground? 

 17° 

 24° 

 30° 

 64°

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i'm guessing we have to use sohcahtoa for this? o.O

do you know of sohcahtoa?

anonymous · Answer

i think. isnt it sine = opposite/hypotenuse.. cosine = adjacent/hypotenuse .. tangent = opposite/adjacent?

anonymous · Answer

yes it is :D

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