The loading ramp at the back of a truck is 9.50 ft long, and the top of the ramp is 2.50 ft above the ground. How much longer should the ramp be to reduce the angle it makes with the ground to 4.50?
Chapter 4, Practice Test #14
The loading ramp at the back of a truck is 9.50 ft long, and the top of the ramp is 2.50 ft above the ground. How much longer should the ramp be to reduce the angle it makes with the ground to 4.50°?
This problem has been solved!
Do you need an answer to a question different from the above? Ask your question!
Answer
Let's call the additional length of the ramp that we need to find "x". First, we can use trigonometr…View the full answer
Related Book For 
Basic Technical Mathematics
12th Edition
Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans
ISBN: 9780137529896