document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456794>Question 456794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a tree 15 meters high casts a shadow 10 meters long. what is the angle of elevetion of the sun to the nearest degree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with height = 15 and base = 10.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle of elevation = tan^-1(15/10) = 56.31 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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