SOLUTION: a man drives 500 miles along an inclined road of 20 degrees to horizontal. How high above the starting point is he?

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Question 782921: a man drives 500 miles along an inclined road of 20 degrees to horizontal. How high above the starting point is he?
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Use your calculator in degrees mode.

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