Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 11

The ramp is the hypotenuse: 1/sin 5° ≈ 11.5, which rounds to 11.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 1

1 is the rise.

If you answered 20

20 guesses a 1-in-20 gradient, which would be about 3°.

If you answered 57

57 uses 1/tan 1° or a degree-to-radian slip.

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