document.write( "Question 1113075: A tree casts a shadow 6 m long when the sun is at an elevation of 70 degrees. A gardener wishes to fell the tree at ground level and needs to cut the trunk into 4 m lengths to cart it away. How many cuts must he make? \n" ); document.write( "
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y, how tall the tree when standing
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2Fr=cos%2870%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2F6=1%2Fcos%2870%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2Fr=sin%2870%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=r%2Asin%2870%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%286%2Fcos%2870%29%29sin%2870%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6%2Asin%2870%29%2Fcos%2870%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cut that into 4-meter sections.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2F2%29%28sin%2870%29%2Fcos%2870%29%29\"--------compute this using calculator.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "recognize that \"sin%2870%29%2Fcos%2870%29=tan%2870%29\".
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