document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1110131>Question 1110131</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A radio tower 138 m tall is supported by a guy wire which makes an angle of 71° with the ground. The company maintaining the tower wishes to move the base of the guy wire an additional 8 m from the base of the pole.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) How much additional wire will be needed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) What angle will the new wire make with the ground?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First part of drawing a figure:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Right triangle, height 138, base length x, hypotenuse, r.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is how far the ground attachment of the guy wire;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "71 degrees where guy wire is attached to the ground;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r, the original wire length from top of tower to attachment point on ground at x away from tower base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next triangle, also right triangle, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg vertical of 138, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "horizontal leg of x+8, and you can now evaluate this leg;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R, the longer hypotenuse than was r;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, you now should have the value of x:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and with this you should be able to find R.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First question asks for difference between R and r. </SPAN>\n" );
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