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Kelsie Sawayn

Feb 20, 2025

A conveyor belt carries supplies from the first floor to the second

a conveyor belt carries supplies from the first floor to the second floor which is 12 feet higher. The belt makes a 60 angle with the ground. How far do the supplies travel from on end of the conveyor belt to the other? round your answer to the nearest foot.

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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

Conveyor belt forms the hypotenuse, h, of a rt-angled triangle with height, H = 12′ and hypotenuse at 60 deg to the horizontal. Then h =(12sin60)’=(6rt3)’.... Show More
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

Draw a diagram!If you call the length of the conveyorbelt d, we have sin 60º = 12/d, sod = 12/sin 60º ≈ 14 ft.... Show More

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