Height difference

What height difference is overcome if we pass a road 1 km long with a pitch21 per mille?

Correct answer:

x =  20.9954 m

Step-by-step explanation:

tanα=21/1000 α=arctan21/1000=0°116"  x=1000sinα=20.9954 m



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