Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a wheelchair ramp must have a slope of or less. 12 Suppose you are inspecting a ramp and need to determine if the slope is acceptable. Unfortunately, the ramp is too long for you to measure the entire length accurately. Explain how you could use trigonometry to determine the slope of the wheelchair ramp to ensure that it is ADA compliant.

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a wheelchair ramp must have a slope of
Suppose you are inspecting a ramp and need to determine if the slope is acceptable.
Unfortunately, the ramp is too long for you to measure the entire length accurately.
Explain how you could use trigonometry to determine the slope of the wheelchair ramp to ensure that it is ADA compliant.
Transcribed Image Text:1 or less. 12 Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a wheelchair ramp must have a slope of Suppose you are inspecting a ramp and need to determine if the slope is acceptable. Unfortunately, the ramp is too long for you to measure the entire length accurately. Explain how you could use trigonometry to determine the slope of the wheelchair ramp to ensure that it is ADA compliant.
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