SOLUTION: A hill slopes upwards at an angle of 18 degree with the horizontal.What height does a person rise when she/he walks 10m up the slope?

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Question 882622: A hill slopes upwards at an angle of 18 degree with the horizontal.What height does a person rise when she/he walks 10m up the slope?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Consider a right triangle where the distance traveled is the hypotenuse and the height is the opposite leg of the 18 degree angle.
sin%2818%29=OPP%2FHYP
sin%2818%29=h%2F10
h=10sin%2818%29
h=3.09m