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What angle of inclination (to the nearest whole degree) does a stairway make with the floor if the steps have a tread of 11 inches and a rise of 6 inches?

Respuesta :


tan x = opposite / adjacent 
tan x = 6 / 11 
tan x = 6 / 11 
x = 28.61 (or 29 degrees rounding to the nearest whole degree) 

Answer:

The angle of inclination stairway with the floor is 28.3 °.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we need to find the angle of inclination a stairway make with the floor. The steps have a tread of 11 inches and a rise of 6 inches. Let the angle is θ.

Using trigonometric identity as :

[tex]tan\theta=\dfrac{6\ inches}{11\ inches}[/tex]

[tex]tan\theta=0.54[/tex]

[tex]\theta=28.3^{\circ}[/tex]

So, the angle of inclination stairway with the floor is 28.3 °. Hence, this is the required solution.