document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373442>Question 373442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 60-footpiece of wire is strung between the top of a tower and the ground, making a 30-60-90 triangle. How far from the center of the base of the tower is the wire attached to the ground?How high is the tower? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How far from the center of the base of the tower is the wire attached to the ground?How high is the tower?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume the 30 degree angle is wire angle to the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The guy wire is the hypotenuse (60 ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the side adjacent is the distance (d) from the tower to the tie point on the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the opposite side the height (h) of the tower<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the sine of the angle to find the height of the tower; sin(a) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28side+opposite%29%2F%28hypotenuse%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28side+opposite%29%2F%28hypotenuse%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(30) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*.5 = h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 30 ft is the height of the tower<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the cosine to find d; cos(a) - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28side+adjacent%29%2F%28hypotenuse%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28side+adjacent%29%2F%28hypotenuse%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(30) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 * .866 = d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 52 ft distance from tower to tie point<BR>\n" );
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