To find the horizontal distance (run) of the ramp, you need to use the length of the ramp and the given run. Based on your input:
- The ramp length (hypotenuse) is 84 feet.
- The ramp run (horizontal distance) is 4.8 feet.
It seems that you may be wanting a different calculation, perhaps the height or an angle. Since you've indicated to "divide it," I assume you are looking for the angle of the ramp calculated using the run.
To find the horizontal distance needed for the ramp in relation to its length, we can use the Pythagorean theorem (a² + b² = c²), where:
- c is the length of the hypotenuse (84 ft),
- a is the run (4.8 ft), and
- b is the height.
However, if you're trying to find the angle or another measurement that involves these values, please clarify.
That said, if you’re looking to get horizontal distance in relation to the ramp length using trigonometry, we can find the cosine of the angle:
\[ \text{Horizontal distance (run)} = \text{Ramp length} \times \cos(\theta) \]
To clarify, if you're looking to calculate the horizontal distance from the ramp length of 84 ft, this approach won't yield a direct horizontal distance because the ramp run is already provided.
Therefore, if you clearly want to divide the ramp length by the run, you might mean:
\[ \text{Result} = \frac{\text{Ramp length}}{\text{Ramp run}} = \frac{84}{4.8} \] Calculating that gives us:
\[ \text{Result} = 17.5 \]
If we round it to two decimal places, it remains 17.50.
Please confirm if this was the intended calculation.
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