document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147778>Question 147778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2. When the sun has risen 32 degrees above the horizon, Sandy casts a shadow that is 9 feet 2 inches long. How tall is SAndy, to the nearest inch? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108148 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, let's draw out the problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the drawing, we can see that the opposite side is \"x\" and the adjacent side is 110 (note: 9 feet 2 inches = 110 inches). So we must use the tangent function to find x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=tan%28angle%29=opposite%2Fadjacent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"tan%28angle%29=opposite%2Fadjacent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the tangent function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=tan%2832%29=x%2F110 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"tan%2832%29=x%2F110\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in the given angle and the two sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=110tan%2832%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"110tan%2832%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 110.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=110tan%2832%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=110tan%2832%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=68.736 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=68.736\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate tan(32) to get 0.625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=68.736 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=68.736\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Sandy is 68.736 inches tall. Rounding this to the nearest inch gives us 69 inches which is 5 feet 9 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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