Question

A ramp 25 feet long rises to a porch that is 4 feet off the ground. Find the angle that the ramp will make with the ground.

Select one:
a. 90
b. 46
c. 13
d. 77

Answer 1

We are given the opposite and adjacent side of the triangle, so what trig function do we use?

Answer 2

tangent

Answer 3

of x

Answer 4

tan(x) = what/what?

Answer 5

tan(x)4/25

Answer 6

The answer is not in the ones you typed. Usually length is side b, but maybe they meant the hypotenuse side?

Answer 7

i think 25 is the hypotenuse

Answer 8

arctan(4/25) = 9.09 degrees
arcsin(4/25) = 9.207 degrees.

hmmm

Answer 9

idk my teacher is crazy

Answer 10

A ski run of 2000 yards works best with a vertical drop of 275 yards. What angle should the inclined ski run make with the ground in order to achieve the best results?

Select one:
a. 11
b. 90
c. 79
d. 35