Question

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?

1,262.8 m
200.4 m
197.5 m
31.3 m

Thank you so much! ^_^

Answer 1

Distance measured along the road
= hypotenuse
Angle = 9°
Horizontal distance
= hypotenuse * cos(9°)
=200m * 0.9877
= ?

Answer 2

Thank You for your help!! :)

Answer 3

You're welcome! :)

Answer 4

Thank you so muchhh! MathMate you are literally a savior!

Answer 5

Awwe thanks so much MathMate. The people who are lazy to times 200m*0.9877. The answer is 197.5 meters^-^

Answer 6

52. Liola drives 19 km up a hill that is at a grade of 15o. What horizontal distance, to the nearest tenth of kilometer, has she covered?
a.5.1 km
b.4.9 km
c.14.2 km
d.18.4 km