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HELP PLEASEEEE!! A 50-meter vertical tower is braced with a cable secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 meters from the base. What angle does the cable form with the vertical tower? I know the answer
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A 50-meter vertical tower is braced with a cable secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 meters from the base. What angle does the cable form with the vertical tower?

I know the answer is 31.0 degrees and the formula is TanX= 30/50 but can someone explain why?

User Dmitry Matveev
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31.0 degrees

TanX wich is 30/50

same thing as 30 divided by 50

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