document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203114>Question 1203114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Santa has just left presents at Ms. Cane’s house and is heading for Mr.John’s place. From his sleigh Santa can see Ms. Cane’s chimney at an angle of depression of 5.3º and Mr. John at 10.2º. If Ms. Cane and Mr. John lives 25 kilometers apart, calculate Santa’s altitude. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #838415 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=838415\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We might assume that we could ignore how high is the chimneys.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then draw the diagram described.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two right triangles with a common corner point; left triangle with leg x, leg y, angle at the shared point 5.3 deg.  right side triangle with leg 25-x, leg y, angle at the common point 10.2 degree.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question would be asking for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The algebra or arithmetic steps give <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2825%2Atan%2810.2%29tan%285.3%29%29%2F%28tan%285.3%29%2Btan%2810.2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2825%2Atan%2810.2%29tan%285.3%29%29%2F%28tan%285.3%29%2Btan%2810.2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
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