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document.write( "Sketch the picture::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with hypotenuse = 30 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and acute base angle = 68 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(68) = height/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = sin(68)*30 = 27.82 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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