Finding the Angle of a Bowling Ball Ramp Problem

[mteykl]

Homework Statement

There is a bowling ball traveling down a ramp. The ball starts resting. The ramp's hypotenuse is 8.5 meters long and is across from a 90 degree angle. The average time it takes the ball to travel down the ramp is about 5.0243 seconds. We can assume a=9.81m/s^2. What is the angle horizontal made at the bottom of the ramp and the floor?

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The Attempt at a Solution

 

[tiny-tim]

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