document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061743>Question 1061743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the angle of depression from the top of a flagpole to a twig on the ground is  is 40 degrees. the flagpole is 6 feet tall. how far away is the golf ball from the bottom/base of the flagpole. what if it was 50 degrees? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=676520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That means, starting at the top and rotating downward, the angle at the top of the flagpole is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90-40=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90-40=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, degrees.  The top of the pole, the spot on ground at bottom of the pole, and the twig form a right triangle.  The angle where the twig is will be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2B50%2B90=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2B50%2B90=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, meaning <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, how far between flagpole bottom and the twig:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given flagpole is 6 feet tall,<BR>\n" );
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