Concept explainers
a.
Find the vertical rise of the inclined plane.
a.

Answer to Problem 73E
519.33feet
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Pennsylvania is one of the longest and steepest hoists in the world. The r 35.4° railway cars travel a distance of 896.5 feet at an angle of approximately 35.4° , rising to a height of 1693.5 feet above sea level.
Find the vertical rise of the inclined plane.
Calculation:
The figure of the Johnstown inclined Plane in Pennsylvania is given below. It is one of the longest and the steepest hoist in the world. The railway cars travel a distance of 896.5 feet at an angle of 35.4° . rising to a height of 1693.5 feet above the sea level.
We have to find the vertical rise of the inclined plane.
Let x denote the vertical rise of the plane.
Now, from the above figure we can see that the length of the hypotenuse is 896.5 feet.
The side opposite to the angle 35.4° is the vertical rise given by x .
Now , we know that the trigonometric function which involves these two sides, that is the hypotenuse and the opposite to the angle is the sine function given by.
sinθ=OppositeHypotenuse
Substituting the values in the above gven formula of sin, we have,
sin35.4°=x896.5
Or
x=896.5×sin35.4°
=896.5×0.579
=519.33
Hence, the vertical rise of the plane is 519.33feet
b.
Find the elevation of the lower end of the inclined plane.
b.

Answer to Problem 73E
1693.5−519.33=1174.17feet
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Pennsylvania is one of the longest and steepest hoists in the world. The r 35.4° railway cars travel a distance of 896.5 feet at an angle of approximately 35.4° , rising to a height of 1693.5 feet above sea level.
Find the elevation of the lower end of the inclined plane.
Calculation:
The total height of the plane above the sea level is 1693.5 feet.
From part a we see that the height of the plane is 519.33 feet.
Hence, the elevation of the lower end of the inclined plane is
1693.5−519.33=1174.17feet
c.
Find the rate at which they rise vertically.
c.

Answer to Problem 73E
173.7feet
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Pennsylvania is one of the longest and steepest hoists in the world. The r 35.4° railway cars travel a distance of 896.5 feet at an angle of approximately 35.4° , rising to a height of 1693.5 feet above sea level.
The cars move up the mountain at a rate of 300 feet per minute. Find the rate at which they rise vertically.
Calculation:
The cars move up the mountain at a rate 300 feet per minute. We have to find the rate at which that rise vertically. We can assume to speed to be y feet per minute. This can represent the side opposite to the angle 35.4° . Also the cars are currently moving up the mountain, which according to the figure above is giving by the hypotenuse.
Hence, the rate at which cars rise vertically is given by the following equation,
35.4°=y300
Or
y=300×sin35.4°
=896.5×0.579
=173.7
Hence, the rate at which cars rise vertically is 173.7feet .
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