document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447052>Question 447052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rim of a basketball hoop is 10 feet above the ground. The free-throw line is 15 feet from the rim of the basket. If the eyes of a basketball player are 6 feet above the ground, what is the angle of elevation of the player's line of sight when shooting a free throw to the rim of the basket?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with base = 15 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and height = (10-6) = 4 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle of elevation  is tan^-1(4/15) = 14.93 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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