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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HEEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!! A ramp is 17 feet in length and covers a horizontal distance of 15 feet. It rises vertically 8 feet above the floor. What is the sine of the angle between the horizontal and the ramp? A. 8/15 B. 15/8 C. 15/17 D. 8/17

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OpenStudy (igreen):

\( \sf sin = \dfrac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\) The opposite here, will be the height of the ramp(8ft), and the hypotenuse is the length of the ramp(17ft). So what's sine going to be?

OpenStudy (igreen):

@Kerie_lovee16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Soooooo... 8/17? (:

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank youu!!!

OpenStudy (igreen):

\(\sf sin(x^ o) = \dfrac{8}{17}\)

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