Problema Solution

An escalator in a department store carries people to the 2nd floor. If it is 14 ft between floors and the escalator makes an angle of bold italic 30 bold italic degree with the horizontal. How long is the elevator?

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let l = the length of the escalator


sin(30) = 14/l


by solving we find


l = 28 ft


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the escalator is 28 feet long.