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A guy-wire is attached to a pole for support. If the angle of elevation to the pole is 67° and the wire is attached to the ground at a point 137 feet from the base of the pole, what is the length of the
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A guy-wire is attached to a pole for support. If the angle of elevation to the pole is 67° and the wire is attached to the ground at a point 137 feet from the base of the pole, what is the length of the guy wire (round to 2 decimal places)?
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The angle = 67
° and the pole is a right-angled triangle. Therefore the distance required to find (say "x) is the angle opposite the right-angle. The following equation needs to be solved:
cos 67 = 137 / x
Solving for x;
x = 350.62 ft
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