document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973581>Question 973581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how much elevation in metres would you have if your block of land sloped at 20 degrees from left to right over the distance of 20 metres? ( what would be the difference in height from left side to right side? ).  Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You want the sine of 20 degrees.  That is opposite (the vertical change)/hypotenuse, the land itself.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(20)=x/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20* sin (20)= vertical height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height is 6.84 meters. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes sense.  At 30 degrees, the sine would be (1/2), and the vertical height 10 m. </SPAN>\n" );
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