SOLUTION: The peak tram in hong kong connects two terminals, one at the base of a mountain, and the other at the summit. The angle of elevation of the upper terminal from the lower terminal

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Question 433862: The peak tram in hong kong connects two terminals, one at the base of a mountain, and the other at the summit. The angle of elevation of the upper terminal from the lower terminal is about 15.5 degrees. The distance between the two terminals is about 1365 meters. About how much higher above sea level is the upper terminal compared to the lower terminal? Round answer to the nearest meter.... I'm having the hardest time with this problem! I don't know where to start!
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The peak tram in Hong Kong connects two terminals, one at the base of a mountain, and the other at the summit.
The angle of elevation of the upper terminal from the lower terminal is about 15.5 degrees.
The distance between the two terminals is about 1365 meters.
About how much higher above sea level is the upper terminal compared to the lower terminal?
:
Draw a right triangle representing this situation. The hypotenuse = 1365
The elevation (h) of the summit from the base of the mountain will be the
side opposite the 15.5 degree angle
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use the sine of 15.5 degrees
sin(15.5) = h%2F1365
.26724 = h%2F1365
h = .26724 * 1365
h = 364.8 meters