SOLUTION: A 100 foot wire is extended from the ground to the top of a 60 foot pole, which is perpendicular to the level ground. To the nearest degree, what is the measure of the angle that t

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Question 85002: A 100 foot wire is extended from the ground to the top of a 60 foot pole, which is perpendicular to the level ground. To the nearest degree, what is the measure of the angle that the wire makes with the ground?
Answer by tutor_paul(427) About Me  (Show Source):
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This problem represents a right triangle with hypotenuese equal to 100 and the side opposite the angle in question equal to 60. To find the angle (A), take the
arcsin:
A=arcsin%2860%2F100%29
Plug this into your calcualator or look it up and you get:
highlight%28A=37+degrees%29
Good Luck,
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