O Amy is building a wheelchair ramp for her neighbor's front door, so he can more easily access his home. A wheelchair ramp should not have an angle of elevation more than 5 degrees, otherwise it's too hard to push a wheelchair up the ramp. The front door is 2 ft above the ground and it is 26 feet from the driveway, if measured along the ground. What would the angle of elevation be if Amy built the ramp from the front door directly down to the driveway? Would it stay under 5 degrees?

O Amy is building a wheelchair ramp for her neighbor's front door, so he can more easily access his home. A wheelchair ramp should not have an angle of elevation more than 5 degrees, otherwise it's too hard to push a wheelchair up the ramp. The front door is 2 ft above the ground and it is 26 feet from the driveway, if measured along the ground. What would the angle of elevation be if Amy built the ramp from the front door directly down to the driveway? Would it stay under 5 degrees?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section7.1: The Law Of Sines

Problem 52PS: Gina is standing near a building and notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building...

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