document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020436>Question 1020436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Obiwan is standing at a distance of 15m from tje base of a tree.From where he is standing,he can see the topof the tree.If the tree is 15m high and obiwanis 1m tall,what is the angle of elevation of the top of the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the problem as a right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angled triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tree meeting the ground is the right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Obiwan's line of sight to the top of the tree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the tree minus Obiwan's height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the opposite side (in this case)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between Obiwan and the tree is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "adjacent side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the opposite side's size (15m - 1m) = 14m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the adjacent side = 15m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(x) = opposite/adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(x) = 14/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(x) = 0.93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan^-1 (0.93) = 43 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is Obiwan's angle of elevation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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