document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144296>Question 1144296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A guy wire is anchored 12 feet from the base of a pole. The wire makes a 58 o angle with the ground. To the nearest foot how long is the wire? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #765357 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=765357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the horizontal leg of the right triangle formed be equal to x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the vertical leg of the right triangle formed be equal to y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the angle of 58 degrees is formed between the horizontal leg and the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the tangent of this angle is equal to the side opposite the angle divided by the side side adjacent to the angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the side adjacent to the angle is not the hypotenuse of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get tan(58) = y/x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since x = 12, you get tan(58) = y/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 12 to get 12 * tan(58) = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y to get y = 19.20401435 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "round to the nearest foot to get y = 19 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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