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OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

A hill that has a 12% grade is one that rises 12.0 m vertically for every 100.0 m of distance in the horizontal direction. At what angle is such a hill inclined above the horizontal?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A diagram would help us out a lot here, and would let us use some trigonometry: |dw:1346187872320:dw| Are you familiar with SOH CAH TOA?

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So are you able to solve this problem now to find the angle x (i.e. the angle of the hill)?

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

7

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

i got it thx

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