Sec. 2.4 Mrs. LaPorte wants to build a wheelchair ramp for the step up to her nephew's front door. She checks online and finds the angle of elevation should be about 4°. From flat ground, the ramp needs to rise 8 inches to reach the top of the step. How long will the base of Mrs. LaPorte's ramp have to be?

Sec. 2.4 Mrs. LaPorte wants to build a wheelchair ramp for the step up to her nephew's front door. She checks online and finds the angle of elevation should be about 4°. From flat ground, the ramp needs to rise 8 inches to reach the top of the step. How long will the base of Mrs. LaPorte's ramp have to be?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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Sec. 2.4 Mrs. LaPorte wants to build a wheelchair ramp for the step up to her nephew's front door. She
checks online and finds the angle of elevation should be about 4°. From flat ground, the ramp needs to rise 8
inches to reach the top of the step. How long will the base of Mrs. LaPorte's ramp have to be?

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