Question
Paul is standing at the bottom of a hill that is 150 meters high. He measures the angle of the elevation of the top of the hill to be 32 degrees. If the slope of the hill is constant, how far will his walk to the top of the hill be
Answers
Sketch your right-angled triangle.
sin 32° = 150/x
x = 150/sin32
= ....
sin 32° = 150/x
x = 150/sin32
= ....
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