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document.write( "West is 270 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270 - 220 = 50 degs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance west is 170*cos(50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance south = 170*sin(50)<BR>\n" );
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