document.write( "Question 1171595: The angle of elevation to the top of the Egyptian pyramid Cheops is 36.4o, measured from a point 350 feet from the base of the pyramid. The angle of elevation of a face of the pyramid is 51.9o. Find the height of Cheops. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The basic equation is THIS\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -  = 350 feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using your calculator, find  tan(36.4°)  and  tan(51.4°).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then compute the values of  a =   and  b = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your basic equation takes the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "    aH - bH = 350,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (a-b)*H = 350.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies  H = .\r\n" );
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