document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113692>Question 113692</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780132321020/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A guy wire is attached to a power pole at a point of 50 feet above the ground. If the wire make a 30 degree angle with the pole, dtermine the amount of guy wire needed from the pole to the ground. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=82723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HERE YOU HAVE A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH THE LONGER SIDE=50 FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF THE 30 DEGREE ANGLE IS AT THE TOP OF THE POLE THEN THIS IS A 1-2-SQRT3 RIGHT TRIANGLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE SQRT3 SIDE IS EQUIVILANT TO THE 50 FOOT POLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP OF 50/SQRT3=X/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW CROSS MULTIPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SQRT3*X=50*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.732X=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=100/1.732<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=57.74 FEET IS THE LENGTH OF THE GUY WIRE.<BR>\n" );
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