document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141856>Question 1141856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A vertical pole XY is erected on a piece of lever ground. A student whose eye, E is 1.5m above the ground is standing at Z 12m away from Y the foot of the pole. If XEY = 50 degree. Use tables to calculate the height of the top of the pole above ground level. (Give your answer and correct to the nearest meter </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #762510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=762510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Some of but NOT a finished solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the described figure.  YZ along the ground, YE a hypotenuse;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Triangle YZE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On top of that triangle another sharing side YE with the on-the-ground triangle, triangle XYE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "YZ = 12;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ZE = 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X is top of the pole.  Y is on the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m of angle YZE is 90 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=YE=sqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"YE=sqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sin%28EYZ%29%2F1.5=sin%2890%29%2FYE ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sin%28EYZ%29%2F1.5=sin%2890%29%2FYE\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sin%28EYZ%29=1.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sin%28EYZ%29=1.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "from which find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m of angle <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=EYZ=+arcsin%281.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"EYZ=+arcsin%281.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and from that find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measure of angle XYE = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90-arcsin%281.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90-arcsin%281.5%2Fsqrt%281.5%5E2%2B12%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to solve for XY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You would now have found known:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "meas angle XYE;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "meas angle YEX (fifty degree);<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length YE;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AND YOU CAN COMPUTE ANGLE YXE having now already two of the upper triangles angle measures.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From there use Law Of Sines to find XY. </SPAN>\n" );
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