Question

10) A wheelchair ramp is getting built at the entrance of a building. The ramp will be 25 feet long from front

Answer 1

Answer:

The angle complies with the state regulations.

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle of elevation is the angle $\theta$ in the figure, and from trigonometry we find that

$sin(\theta) = \dfrac{1.5ft}{25ft}$

taking the inverse sine of both sides we get

$\theta = sin^{-1}(\dfrac{1.5ft}{25ft})$

which gives

$\theta = 3.44^o$

which is less than 5°, and therefore is well within the state regulations.