document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088899>Question 1088899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the boat on the river below a dam. the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 12 degrees 50'. if the dam is 1009 feet above the level of the river how far is the boat from the base of the dam. (round to the nearest foot) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance to the dam is the adjacent side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The function needed is the tangent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan 12d50m=1009/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*tan 12d50m=1009<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1009/tan 12d50m=4429.20 or 4429 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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