SOLUTION: A highway makes an angle of 6 with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.
To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway r
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To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway r
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Question 697260: A highway makes an angle of 6 with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.
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.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A highway makes an angle of 6 with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.
To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway rise in this 5-mile section?
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Assuming it's 6 degrees:
tan(6) = rise/5
rise = 5*tan(6)
=~ 0.53 miles
