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document.write( "    Brenda finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole 145 ft. from the foot of the pole 38°25'.  What is the height of the pole?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with height = \"h\", base = 145, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and base angle = 38 25' = 38.42 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(38.42) = h/145<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 145*tan(38.42) = 115 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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