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If a loading ramp is placed next to a truck, at a height of 6 feet, and the ramp is 23 feet long, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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

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Chapter5: Similar Triangles

Section5.5: Special Right Triangles

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If a loading ramp is placed next to a truck, at a height of 6 feet, and the ramp is 23 feet long, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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