SOLUTION: A guy wire is 11.2m long. It supports a vertical power pole. The wire is fastened to the ground 9.87m from the base of a 5.3 m tall pole. Calculate the measure of the guy wire and
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Question 1036971: A guy wire is 11.2m long. It supports a vertical power pole. The wire is fastened to the ground 9.87m from the base of a 5.3 m tall pole. Calculate the measure of the guy wire and the ground.
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Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It helps to draw it.
The sine of the angle is 5.3/11.2
=0.4732
arc sin 0.4732=28.24 degrees.
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