A road has an incline of 10 degrees.to the nearest foot, find the increase in altitude of a car after driving 4,000 feet along the road

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SebastienRieu · Answer 1 · 2018-10-26T09:12:46+0000

sine 10 = opposite / hypotenuse
opposite = sine 10 * 4,000
opposite = sine 10 * 4,000
opposite = .17365 * 4,000
opposite = 694.60 feet (altitude)