SOLUTION: An advertising Zeppelin is 60 metres above the ground, it is tethered with a wire that makes an angle of 42 degrees to the ground. How long is the wire?
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Question 687930: An advertising Zeppelin is 60 metres above the ground, it is tethered with a wire that makes an angle of 42 degrees to the ground. How long is the wire?
can you please help me out thanks in advance Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An advertising Zeppelin is 60 metres above the ground, it is tethered with a wire that makes an angle of 42 degrees to the ground. How long is the wire?
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Draw the triangle:
height = 60 metres
hypotenuse = ?
ground angle = 42 degrees
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sin(42) = height/hypotenuse
hypot = height/sin(42)
hypot = 60/sin(42) = 89.67 metres
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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