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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A truck drives 11.5 feet up an incline to a loading dock. The incline makes a 10 degree angle with the parking lot. Find the approximate vertical height of the incline.

OpenStudy (mathmale):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would 1.9ft or 2ft be the correct answer?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

My result was 1.9970 feet; I'd definitely round that up to 2.0 feet, given that the 11.5-foot length of the ramp is accurate to 1 decimal place.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thank you! I wasn't sure how to set up my problem the drawing helped.

OpenStudy (mathmale):

I'm glad, Lanilynn. Good luck to you!

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