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A road has an incline of 10°. To the nearest foot, find the increase in altitude of a car after driving 4,000 feet along the road.
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A road has an incline of 10°. To the nearest foot, find the increase in altitude of a car after driving 4,000 feet along the road.

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Answer:

y = 695 feet

Explanation:

User Andy King
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sin(theta) = opp/hyp
opp = sin(theta) * hyp
y = sin(10 degrees) * 4000 feet
y = 0.1736 * 4000feet
y = 695 feet
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