The horizontal distance covered can be calculated using the formula:
horizontal distance = distance / cos(angle)
horizontal distance = 200 / cos(9°)
horizontal distance ≈ 200 / 0.988
horizontal distance ≈ 202.0 meters
Therefore, to the nearest tenth of a meter, Viola has covered 202.0 meters horizontally. None of the given options match this value exactly, but the closest option is:
B. 200.4 meters
Viola drives 200 meters up a hill that makes an angle of 9° with the horizontal. To the nearest tenth of a meter, what horizontal distance has she covered? (1 point) Responses
A. 1,262.8 meters
B. 200.4 meters
C. 197.5 meters
D. 31.3 meters
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