Asked by julie

A right triangle is shown. The hypotenuse has a length of 445 feet and another side has length 80 feet.
A car is traveling up a steep ramp to a parking garage. The ramp is 445 feet long and rises a vertical distance of 80 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the car to the end of the ramp? Round to the nearest degree.

10°
18°
31°
80°

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use sin θ = opposite/hypotenuse = 80/445 = 16/89.
θ = arcsin(16/89) ≈ 10.36°, which rounds to 10°.