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A ramp has been built to make a stage wheelchair accessible. The building inspector needs to find the angle of the ramp to see if it meets regulations. He has no instrument for measuring angles. With a tape measure, he sees the stage is 4 ft high and the distance along the ramp is 28 ft.
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A ramp has been built to make a stage wheelchair accessible. The building inspector needs to find the angle of the ramp to see if it meets regulations. He has no instrument for measuring angles. With a tape measure, he sees the stage is 4 ft high and the distance along the ramp is 28 ft.
Applications Involving Right Triangles Section 5.1
What will you need? • Pythagorean Theorem • SOH CAH TOA • Keep your calculator in DEGREES when solving problems involving triangles!
Given 2 angles (1 that’s a right angle) and a side: • Find the 3rd angle • Use SOH CAH TOA to find the 2nd side • Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the 3rd side
Given 2 sides and a right angle: • Find the 3rd side using the Pythagorean Theorem • Use SOH CAH TOA to find the 2nd angle • Find the 3rd angle
A ramp has been built to make a stage wheelchair accessible. The building inspector needs to find the angle of the ramp to see if it meets regulations. He has no instrument for measuring angles. With a tape measure, he sees the stage is 4 ft high and the distance along the ramp is 28 ft.