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?

8/15

15/8

15/17

8/17

Question

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?

8/15

15/8

15/17

8/17

anonymous · Answer

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onepieceftw · Answer

Look at it like a triangle on the unit circle:
The hypotenuse is 17 feet, the opposite is 8, and the adjacent is 15.
Sine is opposite over hypotenuse so divide 8 by 17 and that is your answer.

mathmate · Answer

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Better than SohCahToa : 
sine and cosine are divided by the hypotenuse.
Sine and tangent have to do with the opposite side.

anonymous · Answer

so would it be 8/17?

onepieceftw · Answer

Yes