Example 6 Hypatia is supervising the installation of an escalator at a new office building. The escalator will make an angle of 30° with the ground and will rise a vertical distance of 20 ft. How long is the escalator?

Example 6 Hypatia is supervising the installation of an escalator at a new office building. The escalator will make an angle of 30° with the ground and will rise a vertical distance of 20 ft. How long is the escalator?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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Chapter10: Measurement, Area, And Volume

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Hypatia is supervising the installation of an escalator at a new office building. The
escalator will make an angle of 30° with the ground and will rise a vertical distance of 20 ft.
How long is the escalator?

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