Question

Violation drives 170 meters up a hill that makes an angle of 6° with the horizontal. To the nearest thousandth of a meter, what is the horizontal distance she has covered?

Answer 1

• Answer:

The horizontal distance she has covered is: 163.229 meters

(Rounded to the nearest thousandth). However, is the solution of 170 cos(6) from the ground truths.

• Explanation:

We can use the trigonometric functions to solve the problem in this question.

We can calculate the horizontal distance by using the given angle and uphill distance.

• Solve the problem:

Let Z be the horizontal distance she has covered, we can use the trigonometric function to get:

cos (6) = z/170

z = 170 cos (6)

• Draw the conclusion:

The horizontal distance she has covered is: 163.229 meters

(Rounded to the nearest thousandth). However, is the solution of 170

cos (6) from the ground truths.

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