SOLUTION: A guy wire (a type of support used for example, on radio antennas) is attached to the top of a 50 foot pole and stretched to a point that is d feet from the bottom of the pole. Exp

Question 40738: A guy wire (a type of support used for example, on radio antennas) is attached to the top of a 50 foot pole and stretched to a point that is d feet from the bottom of the pole. Express the angle of inclination as a function of d.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A guy wire (a type of support used for example, on radio antennas) is attached to the top of a 50 foot pole and stretched to a point that is d feet from the bottom of the pole. Express the angle of inclination as a function of d.
tan(angle of inclination) = 50/d
angle of inclination = arctan(50/d)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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