A Straight Road Rises with an Inclination of 0 $$\begin{array} { l } m \approx 0.2236 \\x \approx 1,153 \text { feet }\end{array}$$

question 25

Multiple Choice

A straight road rises with an inclination of 0.22 radian from the horizontal.Find the slope of the road and the change in elevation over a one-mile stretch of the road.Round your answer to four decimal places for the m round your answers to nearest whole number for change in elevation. ​

• A) \[\begin{array} { l }
• m \approx 0.2236 \\
• x \approx 1,153 \text { feet }
• \end{array}\]
• B) \(\begin{array} { l }
• m \approx 0.2236 \\
• x \approx 1,154 \text { feet }
• \end{array}\)
• C) \(\begin{array} { l }
• m \approx 0.2236 \\
• x \approx 1,152 \text { feet }
• \end{array}\)
• D) \(\begin{array} { l }
• m \approx 0.2236 \\
• x \approx 1,151 \text { feet }
• \end{array}\)
• E) \(\begin{array} { l }
• m \approx 0.2236 \\
• x \approx 1,150 \text { feet }
• \end{array}\)

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