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  • 13-05-2020
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A skateboard ramp is 17 inches high and rising an angle of 25° how long is the base of the ramp?

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sqdancefan
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  • 13-05-2020

Answer:

  36.46 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The tangent of the angle is the ratio of the height to the base length:

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

  tan(25°) = (17 in)/(base)

  base = (17 in)/tan(25°) ≈ 36.46 in

The base of the ramp is about 36.46 inches long.

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