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A 150 -foot-long ramp connects a ground-level parking lot with the entrance of a building. If the entrance is 8 feet above the ground, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?
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Step 1: We are given a right triangle where the hypotenuse is the ramp (150 feet), the opposite side is the height of the entrance (8 feet), and we are asked to find the angle the ramp makes with the ground. Show more…
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