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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with sides 35 and 20 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 35 is opposite the angle of elevation; the 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is adjacent to the angle of elevation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "arctan(35/20)= 60.25 degrees or 1.05 radians.<BR>\n" );
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