Question

You are building a ramp that must cover a horizontal distance of

exactly 14 feet. The angle of the ramp from the ground is 9º.
Determine the length of the ramp, in feet. Round to two decimal
places as needed.

Answer 1

The length of the ramp, which is the hypotenuse of a right triangle, can be found using the formula:

length = horizontal distance / sin(angle)

Plugging in the given values, we get:

length = 14 feet / sin(9º)

Using a calculator, we find:

length ≈ 85.67 feet (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the length of the ramp is approximately 85.67 feet.