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bell canada came by my house that I just bought and installed a new wire support for one of the telphone poles on my property. the electrical code says that the support must hit the ground at a 55 degree angle..If the telephone pole is 25 feet tall. how long is the wire spport that bell just installed?

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The cable is going to have to be 40 ft long to be installed
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Answer:

The cable length will have to be at least 30.51936ft

Explanation:


c= (25)/( \sin( 55 ) ) = 30.51936

C = Cable

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