document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697260>Question 697260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A highway makes an angle of 6  with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway rise in this 5-mile section? Show the steps you use to find the distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=429798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A highway makes an angle of 6  with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway rise in this 5-mile section?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming it's 6 degrees:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(6) = rise/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rise = 5*tan(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 0.53 miles<BR>\n" );
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