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document.write( "If   is the elevation angle (in degrees), then\r\n" );
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document.write( "where  H  is the flagpole height  and  L  is the cast length.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your case  H= 74 ft,  L = 59 ft,  so\r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  = 1.254.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies   = arctan(1.254).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use your computer or calculator to find  .\r\n" );
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