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Escalator An escalator in a department store is to carry people a vertical distance of15 feet between floors. How long is the escalator if it makes an angle of 45° with theground?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 62RE

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