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A guy wire is attached to the top of a 75 m tower and meets the ground at a 65 degree angle. How long is the wire?

 Nov 18, 2014

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A guy wire is attached to the top of a 75 m tower and meets the ground at a 65 degree angle. How long is the wire?

We can use the sine function to solve this

sin(65) = 75 / h      where h is the wire length ...  rearrange ......

h = 75 / sin (65) = about 82.75 ft

 

 Nov 18, 2014
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A guy wire is attached to the top of a 75 m tower and meets the ground at a 65 degree angle. How long is the wire?

We can use the sine function to solve this

sin(65) = 75 / h      where h is the wire length ...  rearrange ......

h = 75 / sin (65) = about 82.75 ft

 

CPhill Nov 18, 2014

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