SOLUTION: Can you PLEASE help me slove this word problem! I've tried using law of cosines to work this problem out but comes out the wrong answer. Please and thank you! A 135 ft tower is

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Question 418651: Can you PLEASE help me slove this word problem! I've tried using law of cosines to work this problem out but comes out the wrong answer. Please and thank you!
A 135 ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 32° to the horizontal. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 55 ft downhill from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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One side of your triangle is 135'. Another side is 55'. The included angle is . Hence, if is the length of the guy wire, then:



Just do the arithmetic.

Hint:

If then

Since all of your given length measurements were to the nearest whole foot, the answer should also be expressed to the nearest whole foot.

John

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