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If a loading ramp is placed next to a truck, at a height of 2 feet, and the ramp is 20 feet long, what angle does the ramp make with the ground?
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The height of the ramp represents the opposite side of the triangle, the length of the ramp represents the hypotenuse, and the angle we want to find is the angle between the ground and the ramp. Show more…
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