document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976167>Question 976167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, if I walked uphill at 14degrees for 6 kilometres how high would I be.<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 #597818 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=597818\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The triangle has a hypotenuse of 6 km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle of 14 degrees is the angle from the start and describes the opposite side.  The sine of the angle 14 degrees= opposite over hypotenuse.  That is the vertical gain you make.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin 14=0.2419<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin14=x/hypotenuse=x/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 sin 14=1.452 km or 1452 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check, sin 30 is 1/2, so the answer has to be significantly less than 3 km. </SPAN>\n" );
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