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A train slowly climbs a 600 meter mountain track which is at an angle of 10 degrees with respect to the horizontal how much attitude does it gain

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Step-by-step explanation:

600 m is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of ? and ?

( Remeber SOH CAH TOA for right triangles)

sin 10 = Opposite/ Hypotenuse

= height / hypotenuse

or hypotenuse * sin10 = height 600 m * sin10 = 104.2 m

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