Question

He floor of a moving van is 3 feet off of the ground. The ramp into the van makes a 12° angle with the ground. About how long is the ramp?

Answer 1

Given :

Hight of the van from the ground, h = 3 feet.

The ramp into the van makes a 12° angle with the ground.

To Find :

How long is the ramp.

Solution :

Let, length of ramp is l .

So, height of ramp in terms of length is given by :

$h = l \times sin\ 12^o\\\\l = \dfrac{h}{sin \ 12^o}\\\\l = \dfrac{3}{sin \ 12^o}\\\\l = 14.429 \ feet$

Hence, this is the required solution.