A Particular Mountain Highway Has A $5 \%$ Grade While Making Your Accent to the Top of the Making

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Essay

A particular mountain highway has a $5 \%$ grade. While making your accent to the top of the mountain, you notice that an elevation sign indicates that you are at an elevation of $2342$ ft. (assume this means a vertical distance from the base where you started and not from sea level). Find the change in your horizontal distance in miles. Round to two significant digits.

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