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17 February, 18:16

2. 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.

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  1. 17 February, 21:28
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    Given:

    angle of 6 : i'm assuming this is 6 degrees.

    distance of 5 miles.

    tan (6) = rise/5 mi

    rise = 5 mi * tan (6)

    rise = 5 mi * 0.10510423526

    rise = 0.52552117632

    rise = 0.53 miles.
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