Unit 4 quiz 1

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5 questions

Required

The Americans with Disabilities act states that a ramps 
must have an angle less then or equal to 4.8 degrees. In a right triangle this make a 1:12 ratio for the legs of the triangle. 

If the ramp needs to reach a height of 3.5 feet, what does the horizontal distance of the ramp need to be?
horizontal distance = _______ 

If you wanted the ramp to only cover a horizontal distance of only 27 feet, what is the highest you could make the ramp?
height = _______ 
****Be sure to use units in your answers.

Required

Find the missing sides of the right triangle. If the answer is not a whole number, leave it in simplest radical form.

a= _______ 
b= _______ 

Required

Find the missing sides of the right triangle. If the answer is not a whole number, leave it in simplest radical form.


x= _______ 
y= _______ 

Required

Given the triangle, identify the hypotenuse and the sides opposite and adjacent to \angle{x}. Be sure to use the name of the segment that represents each side.

hypotenuse: _______ 
opposite: _______ 
adjacent: _______ 

Required

List each of the ratios using the side lengths of the
triangle given for each angle given in the right triangle. 

Angle A:
\frac{opp}{hyp}= _______ 
\frac{adj}{hyp}= _______ 
\frac{opp}{adj}= _______ 
Angle B:
\frac{opp}{hyp}= _______ 
\frac{adj}{hyp}= _______ 
\frac{opp}{adj}= _______ 
 