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A car climbs 10.0 kilometers up a hill that inclines 8.0 degrees. what is the car's vertical displacement.

A car climbs 10.0 kilometers up a hill that inclines 8.0 degrees. what is the car's vertical displacement.
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a car climbs 10.0 kilometers up a hill that inclines 8.0 degrees. what is the car's vertical displacement.

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Ok so the answer will be 1.39km.

First use SOH-CAH-TOA

Sine (SOH)=Opp/Hyp

Sin (8°) = vertical height/hypotenuse
Hypotenuse = 10 km
Vertical height =?
vertical height = sin (8°) × 10km = 1.39 Km


I hope this helps. :3
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