document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148270>Question 148270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Judy is driving along a highway that is climbing a steady 9-degree slope. After driving for 2 miles along this road, how much altitude has Judy gained?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far must she travel in order to gain a mile of altitude?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a right triangle with one point at the origin. Draw the hypotenuse (h) with an angle of 9 degrees above the x axis. The \"altitude\" gained is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=altitude+=+h%2Asin%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"altitude+=+h%2Asin%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 2 miles, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=altitude+=+2%2Asin%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"altitude+=+2%2Asin%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0.312 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far must one go to be an altitude of 1 mile?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+=+h+%2A+sin%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+=+h+%2A+sin%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28sin%289%29%29+=+h+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28sin%289%29%29+=+h+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F0.1564+=+h+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F0.1564+=+h+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.392+miles+=+h+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.392+miles+=+h+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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