100 feet of horizontal distance.)Round your answer to two decimal places.The road should have a(n)% grade.change in the of the road over a distance. For a 5% grade the road rises 5 feet for everyWhat grade a road have if the angle of of the road is 2 (The grade is as the

Given- Angle of elevation is 2°. To find- The percentage grade. Identity Used-…

change in the altitude of the road over a 100-foot horizontal distance. For example a 5% grade means that the road rises 5 feet for every 100 feet of horizontal distance.) What percentage grade should a road have if the angle of elevation of the road is 2 degrees? (The percentage grade is defined as the Round your answer to two decimal places. The road should have a(n) % grade.

change in the altitude of the road over a 100-foot horizontal distance. For example a 5% grade means that the road rises 5 feet for every 100 feet of horizontal distance.) What percentage grade should a road have if the angle of elevation of the road is 2 degrees? (The percentage grade is defined as the Round your answer to two decimal places. The road should have a(n) % grade.

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 67RE

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