document.write( "Question 388927: a mountain climber has a rope 172 feet long attached to his belt being held by his partner down on the ground. the angle of elevation from the ground is 53 degrees. what is the approx height of the climber from the ground \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "In this example hyp = 172ft and ∠A = 53° and a is the height from the ground
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document.write( "  sin 53° = opp/hyp = a/172ft
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document.write( "  172ft* sin 53° = 137.365ft = a, the height from the ground
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