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.
Question 2
2.
Find the missing sides of the right triangle. If the answer is not a whole number, leave it in simplest radical form.
a= _______
b= _______
Question 3
3.
Find the missing sides of the right triangle. If the answer is not a whole number, leave it in simplest radical form.
x= _______
y= _______
Question 4
4.
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: _______
Question 5
5.
List each of the ratios using the side lengths of the
triangle given for each angle given in the right triangle.