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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a rt. triangle with hypotenuse = 40'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and angle at the ground of 60 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 40sin(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 40(sqrt(3))/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 20*sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 34.64.. ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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