SOLUTION: The Ohio Turnpike has a maximum uphill slope of 3 degrees. How long must a straight uphill segment of the road be in order to allow a vertical rise of 580 feet?

Question 388305: The Ohio Turnpike has a maximum uphill slope of 3 degrees. How long must a straight uphill segment of the road be in order to allow a vertical rise of 580 feet?
Answer by mananth(16949) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Ohio Turnpike has a maximum uphill slope of 3 degrees. How long must a straight uphill segment of the road be in order to allow a vertical rise of 580 feet?
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Sin 3 = 580/road length
Road length = 580/Sin (3)
Road length = 580/0.0523
Road length = 1109 feet
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