document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=247111>Question 247111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> from a ship's deck 12 meters above water, the angle of elevation of a building 50 meters from the edge of a cliff which is 950 meters away is 5 degrees 7 minutes. how high does the building rise above sea level? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #180330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=180330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total distance to the building is 950 + 50 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "950 is the distance from the ship to the cliff.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 is the distance from the edge of the cliff to the building.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle of elevation from the ship's deck is 5 degrees 7 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/60 = .1166666667 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 degrees 7 minutes translates to an angle of 5.1166666667 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(5.1166666667) = x/1000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 1000 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000 * tan(5.1166666667) = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That turns out to be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 89.54083516 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 12 to that and the building is 101.54083516 meters above the sea level.\r<BR>\n" );
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