OK, zegroes.....we have a right triangle......we know one side, the height of the tower which is 80 ft and we're trying to find the adjacent side, i.e., the distance the stake is from the tower.
So we have
tan 72 = opposite / adjacent
tan 72 = 80/ adjacent multiply by "adjacent" on each side
adjacent * tan 72 = 80 divide by the tan 72 on both sides
(adjacent = 80 / tan 72 ) = about 26 ft.
And that's how far the stake is from the tower base
I'll include a picture if you need it
