document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120833>Question 1120833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lumberjack determines that the angle of inclination from point A to the top of a tree is 41o.   He then walks towards the tree to point B and determines that the angle of inclination is 63o.   If the tree is 215 ft tall, how far did the lumberjack walk from point A to point B? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " He then walks towards the tree to point B and determines that the angle of inclination is 63o. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the tree is 215 ft tall, how far did the lumberjack walk from point A to point B?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "draw this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = the dist from his initial position to the base of the tree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = the dist from the point he walked to, to the base of the tree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the tangent of the angles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(41) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=215%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"215%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=215%2Ftan%2841%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"215%2Ftan%2841%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 247.33 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(63) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=215%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"215%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=215%2Ftan%2863%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"215%2Ftan%2863%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 109.55 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "247.33 - 109.55 = 137.78 ft, the dist he walked </SPAN>\n" );
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