Asked by Amber
A straight trail with a uniform inclination of 17deg leads from a lodge to an elevation of 900 feet to a mountain lake at a elevation of 5500 ft. what is the length of the trail?
(im soo stuck on this problem)
(im soo stuck on this problem)
Answers
Answered by
Reiny
let the length of the trail be t ft.
then t is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle of height 4600 ft
so sin 17 = 4600/t
t = 4600/sin17
= ... (don't have a calculator handy)
then t is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle of height 4600 ft
so sin 17 = 4600/t
t = 4600/sin17
= ... (don't have a calculator handy)
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