document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453437>Question 453437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 15 m pole is leaning against a wall. The foot of the pole is 10 m from the wall. What is the angle that the pole makes with the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply Trigonometry...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos x = 10/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = cos^(-1)(10/15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = cos^(-1)(2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48.2 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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