SOLUTION: A flagpole is supported by two guy wires on opposite sides. The wires are 35.3 feet and 36.9 feet long and anchored to the ground 56.9 feet apart. What angles do the wires make wit
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Question 1035358: A flagpole is supported by two guy wires on opposite sides. The wires are 35.3 feet and 36.9 feet long and anchored to the ground 56.9 feet apart. What angles do the wires make with the ground?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perimeter of the triangle:
Along the ground:
Triangle Area: , or
Only one equation for that much, being .
The left and right side triangles each are Right triangles with height h.
Equating h^2:
Summarizing as a system of equations
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What to do next is solve this system for L and r;
and then use simple trigonometry to find the angles asked. Cosines would be best.
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