A construction company is hired to build a wheelchair ramp for a restaurant. The ramp connects the handicap parking space (point A) to the top of the porch of the restaurant (point B) that is 4.5 feet higher than the ground level below it (point C), making a right triangle ABC. The building regulations require the ramp angle to be 8 degrees, meaning angle A must be 8 degrees. 1. On a sheet of paper, draw the right triangle of the ramp and label the sides and angle A. Indicate which side is 4.5 ft. 2. Use the right triangle trigonometry and calculate the length of the ramp (side AB). Show your work on the paper.

A construction company is hired to build a wheelchair ramp for a restaurant. The ramp connects the handicap parking space (point A) to the top of the porch of the restaurant (point B) that is 4.5 feet higher than the ground level below it (point C), making a right triangle ABC. The building regulations require the ramp angle to be 8 degrees, meaning angle A must be 8 degrees. 1. On a sheet of paper, draw the right triangle of the ramp and label the sides and angle A. Indicate which side is 4.5 ft. 2. Use the right triangle trigonometry and calculate the length of the ramp (side AB). Show your work on the paper.

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter3: Triangles

Section3.4: Basic Constructions Justified

Problem 38E

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