document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280440>Question 280440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A kite flying 20 feet above the ground is attached to a string 80 feet long. The string is being held by a person on the ground. Find the angle between the string and the ground. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 80 feet is the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 is one leg of the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos Theta = base / hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos theta =20/80 = 1/4 = 0.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "about 75 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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