document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920750>Question 920750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I tried the following formula and the online tool is stating that my answer is wrong. What did I do wrong?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem states:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a special survey tool that lets you look up at objects at a 30 degree angle relative to the ground. You place the object on the ground in such a way that the nearby top of a tree appears in the viewfinder. If the distance from the tool to the bottom of the tree measures 14.7 feet. What is the height of the tree in feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did the following steps:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14.7/x= Radical 3 over 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X times Radical 3=14.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=14.7 divided by radical 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X= 14.7 times radical 3 / radical 3 times radical 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=14.7 times radical 3 / 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assuming radical 3 is equal to 1.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then, X=14.7 times 1.7 / 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or X=8.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why is my answer wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #558558 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=558558\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have a distance on the ground, 14.7 feet, and an acute angle at the ground of 30 degrees.  You can use TANGENT of 30 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y be the height of tree from ground to top.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2F14.7=tan%2830%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2F14.7=tan%2830%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You wanted to step using radians, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=tan%28pi%2F6%29=%281%2F2%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29=1%2Fsqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"tan%28pi%2F6%29=%281%2F2%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29=1%2Fsqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you can use it in this form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=14.7%2Atan%28pi%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=14.7%2Atan%28pi%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2814.7%29%281%2Fsqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2814.7%29%281%2Fsqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rationalize the denominator if you want...<BR>\n" );
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