SOLUTION: If the leaning tower of pisa is 55m tall and the top edge of the tower leans 5 meters out from the bottom edge, what's the sine of the angle created between the ground and the towe

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Question 1089354: If the leaning tower of pisa is 55m tall and the top edge of the tower leans 5 meters out from the bottom edge, what's the sine of the angle created between the ground and the tower?
A)1
B)0.091
C)0.993
D)0.996
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+cos%28+theta+%29+=+5%2F55+
+cos%28+theta+%29+=+1%2F11+
+theta+=+arc+cos%28+1%2F11+%29+
+theta+=+84.784+ degrees
+sin%28+84.784+%29+=+.996+
The answer is (D)