SOLUTION: a roadway rises 5m in a horizontal distance of 1/2 mile. Find the tangent of the angle that it makes with the horizontal.

Question 894087: a roadway rises 5m in a horizontal distance of 1/2 mile. Find the tangent of the angle that it makes with the horizontal.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Form a right triangle with the rise of 5 m and a run of 1/2 mile.
Convert 1/2 mile to meters (1 foot=0.3048m)

The tangent of the angle is the opposite side(rise) divided by the adjacent side(run).

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