Question

HELP ASAP MATH

How far from the base of the pole does Wire 2 attach to the ground? Show your work.
SHOW WORK PLEASE!!!

Answer 1

about 23.09 ft

Explanation:

Let h = height of pole and b = distance from base of pole to bottom of wire 2.

Please put your calculator in degree mode.

`\tan(41) = (h)/(34)`

`h = 34 \tan(41)`

`\tan(38 ) = (b)/(34 \tan(41) )`

`b = 34 \tan(41) \tan(38) = 23.09`