If a loading ramp is placed next to a truck, at a height of 4 feet, and the ramp is 23 feet long, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?
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If a loading ramp is placed next to a truck, at a height of 4 feet, and the ramp is 23 feet long, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?
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The ramp makes an angle of degrees with the ground
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