SOLUTION: a straight trail with a uniform inclination of 14 degrees leads from a lodge at an elevation of 1000 feet to a mountain lake at an elevation of 8400 feet. What is the length of the
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Question 591900: a straight trail with a uniform inclination of 14 degrees leads from a lodge at an elevation of 1000 feet to a mountain lake at an elevation of 8400 feet. What is the length of the trail (to the nearest foot)?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a straight trail with a uniform inclination of 14 degrees leads from a lodge at an elevation of 1000 feet to a mountain lake at an elevation of 8400 feet. What is the length of the trail (to the nearest foot)?
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sine(14) = (8400 - 1000)/d
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