Answer:
15) 44.6 inches
16) 77.8 degrees
Step-by-step explanation:
15) we are given the angle and length of 16, drawing this out, 16 inches (the height) would be opposite of the angle and the length of the ramp would be hypotenuse.
we know that sine is opposite over hypotenuse, so we can use that to help find the length.
Rearrange:
sin21degrees = opposite/hypotenuse
hypotenuse*sin21degrees = opposite
hypotenuse = opposite/sin21degrees
Sub in values:
hypotenuse = 16/sin21degrees
hypotenuse = 44.6468 inches
16) we are given two side lengths and expected to find an angle, we now need to use the inverse of one of the trigonometric ratios.
Drawing this out, we are given the hypotenuse and adjacent lengths, so we can use the inverse cosine to find the angle
angle = cos^-1 adjacent/hypotenuse
angle = cos^-1 (7/26)
angle = 74.381 degrees
