A railroad scaling a mountain is 246 m long and rises 121 m in elevation. What is the angle of the incline to the nearest tenth of a degree? The angle of the incline is approximately 5

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A railroad scaling a mountain is 246 m long and rises 121 m in elevation. What is the angle of the incline to the nearest tenth of a degree?
The angle of the incline is approximately
5
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