document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974973>Question 974973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A radio tower casts a shadow 155 feet long. The angle of elevation of the sun is 52 degrees. How high is the tower? Round to hundredths. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The shadow is on the ground or adjacent.  The tower is opposite.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tangent is opposite/adjacent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "opposite/155= tan 52=1.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "155*1.28=198.39 feet.  It must be less than the tower, for angles greater than 45 degrees have shadows that are less than the height. </SPAN>\n" );
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