SOLUTION: A wire attached to the top of a pole reaches a stake in the ground 20 feet from the foot of the pole and makes an angle of 58 degrees with the ground. Find the length of the wire.
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Question 872318: A wire attached to the top of a pole reaches a stake in the ground 20 feet from the foot of the pole and makes an angle of 58 degrees with the ground. Find the length of the wire.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it is a right triangle
cos 58 = 20/length of rope
length of rope = 20/cos 58 degrees
= 37.74 feet
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