document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208494>Question 1208494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the top of a fire tower, a forest ranger sees his partner on the ground at an angle of depression of 40º. If the tower is 45 feet in height, how far is the partner from the base of the tower, to the nearest tenth of a foot? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #846949 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=846949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can draw the described triangle, label the parts, and find the needed equation and solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 degree, opposite angle to the vertical side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 degree , opposite angle of the x side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 degree, the base, between the 45 ft. and the x ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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