The vertical distance through which the car rises is 16.7 m
What is right triangle?
"It is a triangle whose one of the angle is 90°."
What is sine of angle?
In right triangle, for angle 'x',
sin(x) = (opposite side of angle x)/hypotenuse
For given example,
Consider the following figure for given situation.
A car travels 120 m along AC.
ΔABC is right triangle with hypotenuse AC.
∠C = 8°
Consider sine of angle C,
[tex]\Rightarrow sin(C)=\frac{AB}{AC}\\\\\Rightarrow sin(8^{\circ})=\frac{AB}{120}\\\\ \Rightarrow 0.1392=\frac{AB}{120}\\\\ \Rightarrow AB = 0.1392\times 120\\\\\Rightarrow AB = 16.70~ m[/tex]
Therefore, the vertical distance through which the car rises is 16.7 m
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