document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971510>Question 971510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bird catches a fish and flies 100 yards in a straight line at an angle of elevation x° from the ground. After flying for 100 yards, the bird drops the fish. The fish lands at a spot y yards horizontally from where the bird caught it. What is x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with base = y, hypotenuse = 100, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "acute angle at the base = x degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation to solve for \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(x) = y/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: x = arccos(y/100)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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