A car is traveling on a road that goes up a hill. The hill has an angle of 17° relative to horizontal. How high up the hill vertically will the car be after it has traveled 100 yards up the road?

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A car is traveling on a road that goes up a hill. The hill has
an angle of 17° relative to horizontal. How high up the hill
vertically will the car be after it has traveled 100 yards up the
road?
Transcribed Image Text:A car is traveling on a road that goes up a hill. The hill has an angle of 17° relative to horizontal. How high up the hill vertically will the car be after it has traveled 100 yards up the road?
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