document.write( "Question 1144296: 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "You have a right-angled triangle with the horizontal leg of 12 feet on the ground \r\n" );
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document.write( "and the attached acute angle of 58°.\r\n" );
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document.write( "They ask you about the length of the hypotenuse \"c\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the equation   = cos(58°)  and get  c =  =  = 22.626.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Approximately  23 feet  (rounded to the nearest longer foot)\r\n" );
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