A 228 ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 36 to the horizontal. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 70 ft downhill from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed. 228 ft 70 ft 36° NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. length of guy-wire: ft
A 228 ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 36 to the horizontal. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 70 ft downhill from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed. 228 ft 70 ft 36° NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. length of guy-wire: ft
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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![A 228 ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 36 to the horizontal. A
guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 70 ft downhill
from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed.
228 ft
70 ft
36°
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
length of guy-wire =
ft](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8fdaacd6-9afd-491a-9b73-7227b868015f%2F1f977409-840c-4ad2-a0fc-f1ed46fa7ef4%2Fasaejie_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 228 ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 36 to the horizontal. A
guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 70 ft downhill
from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed.
228 ft
70 ft
36°
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
length of guy-wire =
ft
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