College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 0, Problem 33P
In a stairway, each step is set back 30 cm from the next lower step. If the stairway rises at an angle of 36° with the horizontal. What is the height of each step?
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