document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=626113>Question 626113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tennis ball is served from a height of 8 feet and just clears the net that is 3 feet high. The server is 40 feet from the net. If the ball travels in a straight path, how far on the other side of the net does the ball land.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have sketched this but can't see how to calculate the distance from where the net hits the ground at the 40 ft. to where the ball hits the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your help would be much appreciated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8 - 3 = 5 ft (ht above the net)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/40 = 3/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 24 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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