A 12-foot metal guy wire is attached to a broken stop sign to secure its position until repairs can be made.  Attached to a stake in the ground, the guy wire makes an angle of 51∘ with the ground.  How far from the foot of the stop sign is the stake.  Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.   Your answer rounded to the nearest thousandth =  feet

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A 12-foot metal guy wire is attached to a broken stop sign to secure its position until repairs can be made.  Attached to a stake in the ground, the guy wire makes an angle of 51∘ with the ground.  How far from the foot of the stop sign is the stake.  Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

 

Your answer rounded to the nearest thousandth =  feet

 

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