document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045336>Question 1045336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The angle of elevation from me to the top of a library is 15* (degrees). We know that the library is 50 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How far am I standing from the library?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How long of a rope would I need to stretch from me to the top of the library?<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 #660742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=660742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The angle of elevation from me to the top of a library is 15* (degrees). We know that the library is 50 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How far am I standing from the library?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(15) = 50/d  (d is the distance from the library)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How long of a rope would I need to stretch from me to the top of the library?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(15) = 50/hyp\r<BR>\n" );
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