Problema Solution
a straight trail with a uniform inclinarion of seventeen degrees leads from a lodge at an elevation of 600 ft to a lake in the mountains at an elevation of 9200. whats the length of the trail?
Answer provided by our tutors
the change in the height between the lodge and the lake is: 9200 - 600 = 8600 ft
make a drawing and use Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length of the trail x
sin(17) = 8600/x
x = 8600/sin(17)
by solving we find
x = 29,414.61 ft
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the length of the trail is 29,414.61 ft.