document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84600>Question 84600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betty observed that the lamp post in front of her house casts a shadow of length 8 feet when the angle of inclination of the sun is 60 degrees.  How tall is the lamp post?  (In a 30-60-90 right triangle, the side opposite 30 is one-half the length of the hypotenuse.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><B>Flake(45)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ---1st hint is that use a 30-60-90 triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw and 30-60-90 triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of Shadow is 8 feet when the angle of inclination of the sun is 60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means base of your triangle is 8 and 60 degree is on bottom and 30 degree is on top.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---2nd hint is the side opposite 30 degrees is one-half the length of the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So C/2 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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