document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201106>Question 1201106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A vertical aerial AB 9.6m high stands on ground which is inclined 12 degrees to the horizontal. A stay connects the top of the aerial A to a point C on the ground 10m downhill from B the foot of the aerial. Determine the length of the stay and the angle the stay makes with the ground. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "AB =9.6 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28alpha%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28alpha%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 12 deg. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28beta%29+=+%2890-%28alpha%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28beta%29+=+%2890-%28alpha%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90-12 = 78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Law of cosines\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AC^2  =AB^2+BC^2 −2(AB)(BC)cos∠ABC<BR>\n" );
document.write( " = (9.6)^2 + (10)^2 - 2*(10)*(9.6)*cos (78deg)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=152.24 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the stay = 152.24 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Law of sines <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(sin∠ACB/AB ) = (sin∠ABC/AC)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the angle\r<BR>\n" );
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