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The escalator rises 25° from the ground and a vertical distance of 42 feet. How much horizontal distance does the escalator cover? Round to the nearest tenth.

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  1. 10 June, 12:01
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    Set up a trig ratio.

    This would be a tangent ratio since we're working with adjacent and opposite.

    tan 25 = 42/x

    solving 42/tan25 = x

    x = 90.1 ft
  2. 10 June, 12:02
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    Using the trigonometric function Tangent, you should find that 42/tan25 = 90.07
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