document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872318>Question 872318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cos 58 = 20/length of rope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length of rope = 20/cos 58 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 37.74 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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