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READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
You are about to embark on a trigonometric journey.
(Yeah thats a real word, Google it.) Those reading this probably
havent had a real Trig course in: 6 years for some, 7+ years for
many, or in the case of myself, never at all. High school didnt
offer it, colleges combined it with other courses, and when all was
said and done, some of us only had a vague idea of what
Trigonometry really was. The following exam is going to test your
comprehension on Trigonometry. What makes me qualified to test
you? The high school that hired me gave me Trig as my first
course. I have successfully taught dozens of students (nearing
hundreds now), and as a result, our schools NECAP scores have
improved in that area. Enrollment in Trig has also increased during
the time I have been teaching at my high school. According to one
of my students: You, like, totally rock and stuff!
So before you begin this journey, I will give you a crashcourse in Trigonometry. Consider the following two pages your
miniature lesson in Trig. I will gladly answer questions via email if
you ask. Half of the time I will be able to respond to you within
minutes (unless Im in school or sleeping, all Eastern time), so dont
hesitate to ask. Lets begin

Do you notice something?

We ended up drawing a
circle around the origin of
the xy-axis. This circle is
called the unit circle. If I
were to draw any line that
starts at coordinate (0,0),
and draw it out towards
the edge of this unit circle
(a radius), its length
would be 1 unit. From
that line, I could draw
another line straight back
to the x-axis, and using
that x-axis, we would form
a triangle. I could draw an
infinite number of triangles with a hypotenuse of one, just by using
the unit circle as a guide.
So heres where the real trig comes into play. Using the
unit circle as a guide, if we were to draw a triangle with a central
angle of 30o, it would look like something below:
= 30o)
Now we can study the
relationship of sides
using this triangle and
as our guide. Lets
begin:

Trigonometry, loosely translated, means the study of

triangles. Simplified even more: its the relationship between the
sides of a triangle. Thats it. Very simple, but theres so much
more than that.
The basic triangle is the right triangle, which is obviously a
triangle that has a right angle (90 degrees). The side opposite the
right angle is called the hypotenuse, which is always the longest
side of a right triangle. Right triangles can easily vary in sizes, so
the easiest right triangle for us to study is a triangle which has a
hypotenuse of 1. Now if you were to draw a few right triangles on
an xy-plane using a hypotenuse of 1, it would look something like:
Each triangle in the
picture has a hypotenuse
of 1, and a right angle
that sits on the x-axis.
The angle formed by the
hypotenuse and the xaxis is called the central
angle. Its a pretty
important angle for
beginners in
Trigonometry. Now , if
we were to connect the
end-points of all the
hypotenuses (hmm, the
plural version sounds
funny to say), we would get something like this:

The ratio of the side

opposite divided by
the hypotenuse can be
written as: ( ). This is
called the sin of
(sin ). If you were to
put sin(30) in your
calculator, you will get
an answer of . So: sin =
, and since our hypotenuse is
1, our opposite side (y) must be equal to one-half.
The ratio of the side adjacent to divided by the hypotenuse can
be written as: ( ). This is called the cos of (cos ). If you were
to put cos(30) in your calculator, you will get an answer of
cos

. So:

, and since our hypotenuse is 1, our adjacent side

(x) must be equal to

The ratio of the side opposite to divided by side adjacent to

can be written as: ( ). This is called the tan of (tan ). If you
were to put tan(30) in your calculator, you will get an answer of
So: tan

, written properly is:

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OK so lets recap:
sin

cos

tan

You should have noticed a little helpful reminder in that

diagram for you. All Students Take Calculus, which means ALL
trig functions are positive in the first quadrant, only Sin is positive
in the second, only Tan is positive in the third, and only Cos is
positive in the fourth. The reciprocals work the same way: All are
positive in the first, csc is positive in the second, cot is positive in
the third, sec is positive in the fourth.

Ever hear of a little acronym pronounced so-cuh-toe-uh? Well it

looks like this: SOHCAHTOA. Look at it carefully, and then look at
the recap I wrote just above it. SOH (Sin = O / H), CAH (Cos = A / H),
TOA (Tan = O / A). Just remembering SOHCAHTOA will help you
with a few problems on the 0061 exam itself.

So thats the basics of Trig. Im not going to go any

farther, because much of what you need to know is explained in
the answers of the following questions. Im also not going to get
into explaining the functions part of this exam before you take it.
If youve taken my other practice exams, the functions part of this
exam should be easy for you. Other components of trigonometry
are shown below:

And if you havent noticed yet, weve only dealt with 3 ratios of
sides, there are still 3 more to go. Ill take it one step at a time:
sin

If we are to take the reciprocal of this, we get

The reciprocal is called csc (cosecant). So: csc

cos

tan

If we are to take the reciprocal of this, we get

The reciprocal is called sec (secant). So: sec

a2 = b2 + c2 (2 b c cos A)

If we are to take the reciprocal of this, we get .

The reciprocal is called cot (cotangent). So: cot

Cos A =

=
In a right triangle: a2 + b2 = c2

Theres no handy-dandy little acronym or anything for the other

three trig functions, they are just the reciprocals of the first three.
It should also be noted that a triangle can exist in any of the 4
quadrants on an xy-plane, thus resulting in negative fractions. The
hypotenuse is never negative, but the adjacent and opposite sides
of a triangle can be. Heres a little chart explaining what Im talking
about below. Take a big look before you continue:

It should be noted that in triangles, capital letters (A, B, C, etc) are

denoted as angles, while lower case letters (a, b, c, etc) are the
sides opposite those angles. Dont screw that up. Labeling a
triangle incorrectly is an automatic wrong answer on your exam!
In an almost entirely unrelated note, cos spelled correctly is
cosine, and sin is spelled sine. We use cos and sin for short. I
just want to clear this up now in case there is confusion later on for
whatever reason. You most likely will see sin, cos, tan, etc on your
0061 exam, but who knows really.

You should treat this exam just like the other ones you purchased
from me (assuming you did). Give yourself a calculator ready to
go. Rid yourself of any and all distractions for a total of 55
minutes. Pencils and scrap paper should be ready to go. Make
sure you do not cheat, do not pause, nothing. Treat it like the
actual exam. Dont forget to use your equations sheet. Good luck!
(PS The following questions are 0061 quality)

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1) There exists a right triangle PQR (not shown), where angle
PQR is a right angle, angle RPQ is 29o, and side PR is 12 units.
Find the length of side RQ.
(A) 10.50 units
(B) 13.72 units
(C) 24.75 units
(D) Not enough information provided.

OK so heres the deal. If you found the first four questions

to be troublesome, then you should skip to the answer
sheet NOW and see if you got the first four right. There is
no point in continuing with this exam if you have no clue
what youre doing, correct? Go to the answer sheet, see
what the answers are, read the explanations, and make sure
you know what you are doing right and what you are doing
wrong. Only when you fully understand your mistakes and
feel comfortable with yourself should you continue.
But if you feel confident so far, then by all means go on to
number 5.

2) There exists a triangle on an xy-plane that has a central angle

. If sin =
, and tan
in which quadrant is the
triangle located?
(A) Quadrant I

5) A car is travelling up a straight road that has an

o
inclination of 13 . If the car initially started at sea level,
then how high above sea level is the car after it has
travelled for 6 miles?

(B) Quadrant II
(C) Quadrant III

(A) 1.35 miles

(D) Quadrant IV

(B) 1.36 miles

(C) 1.37 miles
(D) 1.39 miles

3) A kid accidentally threw his Frisbee on top of a building that

has a flat roof. He needs to get a ladder, but first he needs to
find out how tall the building is. He is 15 feet away from the
building, and the angle of elevation to the top of the building
is 58o. Which answer below best represents the height of the
building?

6) A woman is skiing down a mountain with a vertical height of

1750 feet. The distance from the top of the mountain to the
bottom is 3200 feet. What is the angle of elevation?

(A) 8 feet

(A) 28.67o

(B) 13 feet

(B) 33.15 o

(C) 24 feet

(C) 56.85 o

(D) 36 feet

(D) 61.32 o

4) A summer camp is constructing a zip-line that will hang from

a 100-foot pole. The end of the line will be fastened to a
platform that is 5 feet off the ground. If the angle of
elevation from the platform to the top of the pole is 25o, then
what is the amount of wire they will need in order to make
the zip-line.

7) A man was standing 9 feet away from a sign that was resting
on top of a post. He realized that the angle of elevation from
where he stood to the bottom of the sign was 29o, and the
angle of elevation to the top of the sign was 40o. How tall is
the sign?

(A) 224.79 feet

(A) 1.75 ft

(B) 236.62 feet

(B) 2.03 ft

(C) 248.45 feet

(C) 2.27 ft

(D) Not enough information provided.

(D) 2.56 ft

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8) There exists triangle JKL (not shown) that has side lengths of
21, 31, and 35. Which answer below best represents the
biggest angle in triangle JKL?
(A) 72o
(B) 76o
(C) 82o

11) Me and a friend of mine met for coffee at a small town in

Vermont (where I live, true story). When we departed, he
drove at a 37o angle above route 7 in a straight line headed
north east. I drove 23o below route 7 in a straight line
headed south east. If he drove a total distance of 21 miles,
and I drove for 16 miles, which answer below best represents
how far away we were from each other when we reached our
destinations?

(D) 89o

9) There exists a utility pole that normally sits at a 90 degree

angle with the ground. However, a wind storm has pushed
the pole over an extra 8o directly towards the sun. The
shadow (which is directly away from the sun) yields a
measurement of 17 feet, and the angle from the end of the
shadow to the top of the pole is 48o. Which answer best
represents the height of the pole?
(A) 13 feet
(B) 17 feet
(C) 18 feet
(D) 23 feet

(A) 18 miles
(B) 19 miles
(C) 24 miles
(D) 26.5 miles

10) Using information given in the following diagram, which

answer best represents the measurement of side a?

12) The sun shined down on a man who was 73 inches tall, which
produced a shadow that was 102 inches long on the ground.
What is the angle of elevation of the sun?
(A) 35.59o
(B) 45.70o
(C) 54.41o
(D) Not enough information provided.

(A) 9 cm
(B) 11 cm
(C) 13 cm
(D) Not enough information provided.

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13) An airplane takes off from an airport flying in a straight line at
a steady rate of 400 miles per hour, with an angle of elevation
of 8o. After 2 minutes of flight, how high off the ground is the
airplane?

15) The diagram below is of scalene triangle ABC. This triangle

has a line BD that bisects AC. Angle ABC = 58o, while AC = 17
cm, and BC = 12 cm. Using the values given, what is the
approximate value of BD?

(A) 0.98 miles

(B) 1.86 miles
(C) 55.67 miles
(D) 95.80 miles

14) A pilot is sitting in an airplane that is 6,000 feet in the air. He

looked out his window and saw Town A at an angle of
depression of 29o. Out of the same window, he saw Town
B at an angle of depression of 67o. Which answer below
best represents how far apart the two towns were from each
other?

(A) 8.5 cm
(B) 10.5 cm

(A) 4,688 feet

(B) 7,680 feet

(C) 14 cm
(D) 15 cm

(C) 8,277 feet

(D) 10,809 feet

The next problem is the MOAP (Mother Of All Problems). It

wont be easy and I dont expect anybody but the best to get it
right. So if you think you can conquer this beauty, then go ahead
and continue. Otherwise, check your first 14 answers, see if they
are right and if you know what you are doing. If you are all set
after that, then continue:

This is the end of the test. I do not have any questions that say
what is the minimum or maximum of such-and-such trig
equation. You could easily graph any such question on your
calculator using your y= function, and simply zoom in at the
answer. For example:
What is the MAX of:

y = 3 sin (x) 4?

If you go to y= on your calculator, put in the equation above, then

hit zoom and 7 (Trig), it will graph the curve for you, and as
you can see the MAX would be -1. Anytime you are asked to find
the max and/or min of a sin/cos curve, just graph it and look. Its
too easy.

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DETAILED ANSWERS

2) ANSWER: (B) Quadrant II

1) ANSWER: (B) 13.72 units

This kind of question can be difficult unless you know

the process. Lets look at what we know:

This is your basic trigonometric question:

I.

I.

sin =
, and tan
. Since sin is equal to the
opposite side divided by the hypotenuse, and that the
hypotenuse can NEVER be negative, we know that our
opposite side must be positive (because our fraction is
positive). The opposite side is the side that goes up and
down (see page 1), which is the y value. So if the y value
must be positive, then the triangle must be in either
quadrants I or II.

II.

If tan is negative (tan

, so it must be negative),
then either the opposite or adjacent sides must be
negative. Since we know the opposite side is positive,
then the adjacent side must be negative. The only
quadrant where the opposite side is positive and
adjacent is negative is in Quadrant II, choice (B).

The first thing we should do is draw this thing up so we know

what it looks like. Make sure you label everything correctly.
Just to make it a little simpler, I also labeled the side we are
looking for with an x:

II.

Alright here we go. What we first need to do is figure out

which trig function we are going to use to find x. If we are to
use the angle RPQ, then we are dealing with the sides which
are adjacent and hypotenuse to our angle. SOHCAHTOA, tells
us to use Cosine.

III.

cos

Now fill it in:

cos 29 =
If you cross multiply and divide correctly, you will see that:
x=
Put this in your calculator and you will get:
x = 13.72 units, choice (B)

For more clarification, check out the work I did for you
on page 2. But if you are lazy, heres the picture I gave
you:

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3) ANSWER: (C) 24 feet

4) ANSWER: (A) 224.79 feet

First step, draw a picture. Noticing a pattern are we?

I.

Here is the picture that I drew:

II.

Next, we have to know what trig function to use. Well, we

know the value of the side adjacent to the angle, and we
need to figure out the value of the side opposite to the angle.
Going over our acronym (SOHCAHTOA) helps us figure out
that we need to use the tangent function.

III.

Tan 58 =

Guess what my first step is:

I.

Picture:

II.

See what I did there? This question is a little different

than the first three. Yes, the pole is 100 feet high, but
the triangle we are using as a height of 95 feet because
of the platform down below.

III.

Next, we need to figure out which trig function to use.

We are dealing with the side opposite our angle, and the
hypotenuse. Using SOHCAHTOA, we see that we need
to use sin.

IV.

Sin 25 =

Which can be re-written as:

15 Tan 58 = x

Cross multiply

And if you put that in your calculator, you will get 24.005,
which is closest to the answer (C), 24 feet.
95 = (Sin 25)(x) Divide by Sin 25

=x

x = 224.79 feet, choice (A)

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5) ANSWER: (A) 1.35 miles

6) ANSWER: (B) 33.15o

Gee, I wonder what Ill do to start this one diagram? Yes

please.
I.

Here we go:

II.

Just like the other questions before this one, we need to

figure out which trig function to use. Well, were looking at
the side opposite the angle, and the hypotenuse. This means
were using sin.

III.

sin 12 =

Re-write it

6 sin 12 = x, so x = 1.35 miles, choice (A).

Finally we have a problem in which we have to determine an

angle, not a side measurement:
I.

Take a stab at what Im doing first.. yup:

II.

Once again, we need to first determine which trig function we

are to use. Well, I see a side opposite angle x, and we also
know the hypotenuse. This tells me to use the sin function.

III.

Set it up: sin x =

Find the inverse of sin to solve

The inverse of sin is called arcsin, and is found on most TICalculators by doing:
2nd (blue button), sin. This will show you sin-1. So do:
sin-1 (1750/3200) Dont forget to end your parenthesis. It
wont screw up this problem, but its a good habit to get into.
Your calculator will show you 33.15o, choice (B)

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7) ANSWER: (D) 2.56 ft

Ahh, the first real tough trig problem. However, this is a
relatively simple problem disguised as a tough one. Did you
make it harder than it has to be? Lets take a look:
I.

First, you have to make sure you know whats being asked.
The question asks how tall the sign is, not how tall off the
ground it is or how tall the sign & post are, just the sign. The
second thing you should know is angle of elevation. Angle
of elevation (also known as angle of depression, well get to
that later) is the measurement from the bottom to the top of
something. In this case, its the measurement from the
ground to the bottom and top of the sign. I would draw a
picture next.

II.

The picture(s) should look something like this:

III.

As you can see, the angles technically make two triangles. If

we can somehow find the height of the shorter triangle (x)
and subtract it from the height of the taller triangle (y), we
should be able to find out how tall the sign is.

IV.

We have two parts of the triangle, an angle and a side. Thats

a good start, so now we need to decide which trig function to
use in order to find x and y. Well, we have the side opposite
the angle, and the side adjacent to the angle.
Opposite/Adjacent = Tangent (TOA). Now we start solving.

V.

Since were using tangent, we get the following

equations:
tan 40 =

which can be re-written: y = 9 tan (40)

tan 29 =

which can be re-written: x = 9 tan (29)

Simplified, we get:

y = 7.55 ft
x = 4.99 ft

Subtract them from each other and we get 2.56 ft,

choice (D).

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8) ANSWER: (C) 82o

9) ANSWER: (D) 23 feet

Looks like a lot of work to figure out the answer, but it should
actually take one step:
I.

We are given a triangle, and the measurement of all three

sides of that triangle. Your first instinct might be to find all
three angles, and then pick the biggest angle of the three as
your answer. However, your biggest angle is always the angle
opposite the biggest side. Our biggest side in this triangle is
35 units.

II.

We could draw a picture if we wanted, or in this case, we

could jump straight to the equation since we already know
what we want to find. We want to use an equation that uses
all three sides, and finds an angle. This is the best one to use:

This question isnt as obvious as some of the others.

I.

The first thing I will do this time is something completely

and totally different draw a picture:

II.

Do you notice something about the diagram that isnt

mentioned in the problem? I labeled the top angle 34o.
I know its 34 because 180 48 98 = 34. With that, I
can now use the law of sines to figure out the answer to
x.

Cos A =
III.

If were finding angle A, then side a must be 35 units. The

other two (b and c) are 21 and 31 units. It doesnt matter
which is which, so we can label it accordingly:
Cos A =

Cos A =

III.

Cross multiply.

17 (sin 48) = x (sin 34) Divide both sides by (sin 34).

Cos A = .136 Take the arcos of both sides and you get:
A = 82.19o, which is closest to choice (C).

= x Do it out.

22.59 = x Which is closest to 23 feet, choice (D).

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10) ANSWER: (C) 13 cm

11) ANSWER: (B) 19 miles

Im hoping to maybe catch a few people off-guard with this

question.
I.

You should have looked at the diagram, tried to figure out

what to do, and then realized something

This triangle has 2 angle measurements, so in order to get the

third, we could just simply subtract the other two
measurements from 180. In doing so, we know that the top
o
angle is 76 . We cant figure out the answer without it.

II.

III.

Did you find this to be tricky? Some have, but if you havent,
good for you!
I.

Lets take a look at the diagram:

II.

What we really have here is one big triangle disguised as

perhaps two triangles. What we want to find out is the
distance between two points. We know two sides of a
triangle, and an angle that is opposite of the third side
(37o + 23o = 60o). Time to set this up:

III.

c2 = 162 + 212 (2 16 21 cos 60) One step at a time.

Knowing all angle measurements, we can now use the law of

sines:

Cross multiply.

c = 697 (336)

13.5 (sin 65) = x (sin 76) Divide both sides by (sin 34).

= x Do it out.

12.61 = x Which is closest to 13 feet, choice (C).

c2 = 361 Take the square root of both sides.

c = 19 miles, choice (B).

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12) ANSWER: (A) 35.59o

13) ANSWER: (B) 1.86 miles

All the information you needed is right there.

I.

Lets take a look at the diagram:

II.

Looks like we have ourselves a right triangle. The angle we

want to find (x) is shown on the diagram. We know the
measurements of the side opposite (73 inches) and adjacent
(102 inches) to the angle. Opposite / Adjacent = Tangent.

Did you do your conversions first?

I.

Draw it:

Dont make fun of my airplane...

III.

Tan x =

II.

Take the arctan of both sides (Press: 2 nd, tan)

We arent given the exact bits of information we need, but

we can use what we have to get our y value as shown in the
picture. Since the plane is travelling at 400 miles per hour,
its we can take 400 and divide it by 60 minutes to see how
fast its going per minute.
400 / 60 = 6.6666 miles per minute Multiply it by 2, since
the airplane flew for 2 minutes.

x = 35.59o, choice (A).

The plane has travelled 13.33 miles!

III.

Since our y value = 13.33333, we can now setup our equation.

We know our angle (8o), and our hypotenuse. Since we want
to find out our opposite side, we must use sin to figure it out!
sin 8 =

Multiply both sides by 13.333.

13.333 sin 8 = x Simplify

x = 1.86 miles, choice (B).

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14) ANSWER: (C) 8,277 feet

IV.

Now we need to determine which trig function to use.

We know the side opposite the angle, and want to find
the side adjacent to the angle. Opposite / Adjacent =
tangent, so:

V.

Tan 67 =

Fun to do!
I.

Draw it again:
and:

Tan 29 =

Now heres a little hint for you; when you have a

fraction equal to a fraction, you can legally switch the
diagonal values, and it wont change the fact that they
are still equal to each other. Watch:

II.

III.

The above drawing will make you go cross-eyed if you look at

it long enough. Angle of Depression means the angle going
downward from the horizontal line from the height of the
plane. Actually, angle of depression = angle of elevation most
of the time, but this Praxis II 0061 exam uses confusing
wording, and I dont trust it one bit.

Look closely at our drawing, and you should notice that

there are two triangles. Both triangles share the same
side (6,000 feet), so Ill just redraw those two triangles
separately:

This is true. Now switch the 3 and the 8.

Still true! Now switch the 4 and the 6.

Still true! This will save you time on the exam.

So anyway:
Tan 67 =

and:

Tan 29 =

Tan 67 is like saying its over one, so like I did above,

lets switch the diagonals by switching the Tan 67 with x,
and Tan 29 with x + y:
x=

and:

x+y=

x = 2,546.85

and

x + y = 10,824.29

simplify.

So if we subtract the two from each other, we get:

y = 8,277.44, closest to choice (C).

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15) ANSWER: (C) 14 cm

IV.

I saw we re-draw the triangle:

Did you get it?

I.

Draw the original with more labels:

Since we are trying to find BD, we must look at the bottom

triangle. We have two sides (8.2, 12) and an angle (85.23).
We can use the law of cosines to find that last side!
II.

III.

As you can see, I took side AC, and divided it into two equal
parts since thats what the problem said to do. I did not,
however, divide the ABC angle into two equal parts. Just
because a line divides a side of a triangle in half, doesnt
mean it divides the angle in half! It also doesnt make a right
angle with side AC. So if you made one of those two
mistakes, learn now!
Next, we need to figure out which part of the triangle to solve
for first. Well, we have the angle and its opposite side, so we
can use that to find angle BAC while using its opposite side,
using law of sines:

BD2 = 122 + 8.52 (2 12 8.5 cos 85.23) Do the

parenthesis first.
BD2 = 122 + 8.52 (16.96384) Do the right side.
BD2 = 199.286 Square root of both sides

BD = 14.12, which is closest to choice (C).

Cross multiply

17 (sin A) = 12 (sin 58) Divide both sides by 17

Sin A

V.

Simplify

Sin A = 0.598622 Take the arcsin of both sides

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Angle A = 36.77o

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OK, thats the first part. And since we now know two angles,
we can subtract those angles from 180 and get angle C.
Angle C = 85.23o

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