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document.write( "In a movie theater 150 feet long, the floor is sloped so there is a difference of 30 feet between the front and back of the theater.  What is the angle of depression?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 150 is the horizontal distance, the tangent(angle) = 30/150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 150 is the distance on the floor, the sin(angle) = 30/150 </SPAN>\n" );
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