9. Jessie is building a ramp for loading motorcycles onto a trailer. The trailer is 2.8 feet off of the ground. To avoid making it too difficult to push a motorcycle up the ramp, Jessie decides to make the angle between the ramp and the ground 15°. To the nearest hundredth of a foot, find the length of the ramp. a. 10.45 feet 0.72 feet c. d. 2.90 feet b. 10.82 feet

9. Jessie is building a ramp for loading motorcycles onto a trailer. The trailer is 2.8 feet off of the ground. To avoid making it too difficult to push a motorcycle up the ramp, Jessie decides to make the angle between the ramp and the ground 15°. To the nearest hundredth of a foot, find the length of the ramp. a. 10.45 feet 0.72 feet c. d. 2.90 feet b. 10.82 feet

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9. Jessie is building a ramp for loading motorcycles onto a trailer. The trailer is 2.8 feet off of the ground. To
avoid making it too difficult to push a motorcycle up the ramp, Jessie decides to make the angle between the
ramp and the ground 15°. To the nearest hundredth of a foot, find the length of the ramp.
10.45 feet
b. 10.82 feet
0.72 feet
d. 2.90 feet
а.
с.

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