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  • 08-04-2017
  • Mathematics
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The escalator rises 25° from the ground and a vertical distance of 42 feet. How much horizontal distance does the escalator cover? Round to the nearest tenth.

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bcalle
bcalle bcalle
  • 08-04-2017
Set up a trig ratio.
This would be a tangent ratio since we're working with adjacent and opposite.
tan 25 = 42/x
solving 42/tan25 =x
x =90.1 ft
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Аноним Аноним
  • 08-04-2017
Using the trigonometric function Tangent, you should find that 42/tan25 = 90.07
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