You hike up a mountain at an inclination of 20 degrees at a constant speed of 0.3 m/s.

10 hours = 10 x 60 = 600 min
600 min x 60 = 36,000 second

distance s = v t = 0.3 * 36,000 = 10,800 m

(a) How high = 10,800 * sin 20 = 3,693 m

(b) How far horizon = 10,800 * cos 20 = 10,148 m
 
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