Asked by Kaz

A hunter walks 400m Up a hill which slopes at an angle of 20 to the horizontal. Calculate,correct to the nearest metre, the:
a. horizontal distance he covered
b.vertical height through which he rises.
Answered by Kaz
cool right
Answered by mathhelper
You have a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse of 400

the horizontal distance will be the x of that triangle
cos20° = x/400
x = 400cos20°

the vertical height will be the y of that triangle
.....
.....

I am sure you can take over from here
Answered by Lateef
Answer to the question
Answered by Blessing tochukwu
Cos adj =cos20°×400. =Cos20° = 400. X cos 20° =. 400.
Cos 20°. Cos 20
X = 400
0•9397
400
0•9397= 425•7
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!