document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269919>Question 269919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a boat on the river below a dam, the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 27° 58'. If the dam is 2428 feet above the level of the river, how far is the boat from the base of the dam? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197765 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=197765\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve this we need a tangent function. From above we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(27.966666) = 2428/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, b = 2428/tan(27.96666)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b ~ 4572.82 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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