document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983870>Question 983870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A kite hovers 718m above one end of a bridge. The angle of depression of the other end of the bridge from the kite is 24°30'. How long is the bridge?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #604654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=604654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we set up a right trangle with angle of depression 24 degrees, 30 minutes, and the left leg of the triangle is 718m, and the other leg (the base of the triangle) is x. Then we have a trigonometric relationship of tangent. That is to say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(24°30') = x / 718\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "718 * tan(24°30') = 327.2 m  or rounded to the nearest meter:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bridge is 327m long. <---- ANSWER </SPAN>\n" );
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