Solve the Following Problem

question 46

Short Answer

Solve the following problem. Be sure to make a diagram of the situation with all the given information labeled. How long should an escalator be if it is to make an angle of 26° with the floor and carry people a vertical distance of 18 feet between floors? Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits when determining your answer. Round to the nearest foot.
Length of escalator = __________ ft

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Definitions:

Smoothing Constant

A parameter used in exponential smoothing techniques that determines the weight given to the most recent observation in forecasting.

Exponential Smoothing

A forecasting technique that applies weighted averages of past observations, giving more weight to more recent observations to smooth data.

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Smoothing Constant

A parameter used in exponential smoothing techniques to apply different weights to past observations in forecasting.