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Geometry and TrigonometryMediumAngle of a ramp from its length and rise

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A straight ramp is 10 metres long and rises 4 metres from one end to the other. What is the angle, in degrees, that the ramp makes with the horizontal, rounded to the nearest degree?

Answer: 24

sin θ = 4/10 = 0.4, so θ = sin⁻¹(0.4) ≈ 23.6°, which rounds to 24.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 22
22 uses tan θ = 0.4.
If you answered 40
40 reads the ratio 0.4 as an angle.
If you answered 66
66 is the other acute angle.

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