How to find angle of inclination of an equilateral

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Homework Statement


How do i find the angle of the incline of an equilateral ramp with equal sides of 50m and with a horizontal component force of 50 N on a mass of 1kg.


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Even though i think of 'equal lateral triangle. wouldn't it be 60*?

But if not i would think that i can get the angle by taking the inverse sine right?

really confused...
 
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nickb145 said:

Homework Statement


How do i find the angle of the incline of an equilateral ramp with equal sides of 50m and with a horizontal component force of 50 N on a mass of 1kg.

Homework Equations



The Attempt at a Solution



Even though i think of 'equal lateral triangle. wouldn't it be 60*?

But if not i would think that i can get the angle by taking the inverse sine right?

really confused...

Of course it's 60 degrees. The sum of the angles of any triangle is 180 degrees. An equilateral triangle has three equal angles. Yes? So anyone angle must be 60 degrees, yes?
 
That is what i thought, but i have no idea why someone else was telling me that i needed to find some other measure