Homework Help: Geometry

Posted by Vball on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:21pm.

Danny has a 15-foot board that he wants to use as a motorcycle ramp.If he wants the end of the ramp to be 4 ft off the ground,what angle will be formed between the board and the ground?

Geometry - Dr. Jane, Friday, March 1, 2013 at 7:33pm
If you draw the diagram, you will see that 15 is the hypotenuse of the triangle and 4 is the side opposite your angle.

Sin x = 4/15

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