A wheelchair access ramp has an angle of elevation of 24. If the ramp reaches to the top of a 30 inch high porch, how long is the ramp.
A. 32.84
B. 12.20
C. 73.76
D. 97.38

Question

A wheelchair access ramp has an angle of elevation of 24. If the ramp reaches to the top of a 30 inch high porch, how long is the ramp.
A. 32.84
B. 12.20
C. 73.76
D. 97.38

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

what trig function can we define with these parts?

anonymous · Answer

I have no idea. I was never really good at word problems and geometry is hard for me but algebra 1 was easy for me

amistre64 · Answer

you need to review your trig function definitions them ... they should be in your material.

amistre64 · Answer

thats the whole objective of this questions is to give you practice at utilizing the proper trig functions

anonymous · Answer

So is it a?

amistre64 · Answer

maybe ... that is one of the options,  but it really doesnt lead us to finding a solution method to apply to similar problems

amistre64 · Answer

the solution i get when this particular method is not going to be "a"

anonymous · Answer

C?