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a contractor is on top of 167 ft Tower looking down at a 37 degree angle of depression at a package attached to a rope on the ground.Which is closest to, X the length of the Rope?

a contractor is on top of 167 ft Tower looking down at a 37 degree angle of depression-example-1
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Using trigonometry ratio


\sin 37^0=(167)/(x)
\begin{gathered} 0.6018\text{ = }(167)/(x) \\ 0.6018x\text{ = 167} \\ x\text{ = }(167)/(0.6018)\text{ = 277.5ft} \end{gathered}

x = 277.5 ft

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