document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081124>Question 1081124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You work for an advertising company and have been hired to place a blimp above a football stadium. The angle of elevation from a point directly under the goal post is 72° and the blimp will be directly above the 50 yard line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Which trigonometric ratio would you use to calculate how high the blimp will be above the 50 yard line?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. How high above the ground is the blimp?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S. Your website did have the answer, but I do not think it was right. I want to check my answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695207 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695207\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am making the assumption that for purposes of this problem, the goal post will be at the 0 yard line (this is not likely true in most stadiums).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know the distance to the 50 yard line is 50 yards.  That is adjacent to the angle.  The height is opposite to the angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle is 72 degrees, and the tangent 72=opposite/adjacent=opposite/50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height is 50 tan 72 or 153.88 yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the goal post were 10 yards back, this would make it higher, since 60 would be used rather than 50. </SPAN>\n" );
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