document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885949>Question 885949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A straight trail with a uniform inclination of 15° leads from a lodge at an elevation of 800 feet to a mountain lake at an elevation of 8500 feet.  What is the length of the trail(to the nearest foot)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a right triangle with the trail as the hypotenuse=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The side opposite the 15&#730; angle=8500-800=7700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin15&#730;=x/7700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7700/sin15&#730;=29751<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the trail=29,751 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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