An escalator lifts people to the second floor of a​ building, 20 ft above the first floor. The escalator rises at a 30 degrees angle. To the nearest​ foot, how far does a person travel from the bottom to the top of the​ escalator?

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Answer:

40 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

hypotenuse=  2 times shorter leg

     s= 2 times 20

     s=40

​so a person will travel 40 ft from the bottom to the top of the escalator.

The person has to travel 40 feet from the bottom to the top of the escalator.

What is the sin angle?

Sine is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse side of the right triangle.

The above scenario forms a right angled triangle where the escalator follows the path of the hypotenuse.

The diagram is attached below

In the right angled triangle ABC,

AC represents Distance person travel from the bottom to  the top of the escalator

AB = 20 feet

angle ACB = 30 degree

The distance of person travel from the bottom to the top of the​ escalator is;

[tex]\rm Sin\theta=\dfrac{Opposite}{Hypotenuse}\\\\Sin\theta=\dfrac{AB}{AC}\\\\Sin30=\dfrac{20}{AC}\\\\\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{20}{AC}\\\\ AC = 2\times 20\\\\AC =40[/tex]

Hence, the person has to travel 40 feet from the bottom to  the top of the escalator.

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