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document.write( "You have a right-angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "20 m is its leg;  50° is the angle in the triangle, opposite to this leg.\r\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse \"H\" is \"how far\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, you write  20 = H*sin(50°) and find\r\n" );
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document.write( "    H = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "After that, you use your calculator and get the answer.\r\n" );
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