A smockstack 75 feet high is held by 3 wires attached 10 feet from the top. To the nearest whole foot, what is the length of each wire if each is fastened in the ground 40 feet from the stack?

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A smockstack 75 feet high is held by 3 wires attached 10 feet from the top. To the nearest whole foot, what is the length of each wire if each is fastened in the ground 40 feet from the stack?

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Consider the diagram below.
The length AC is the length of each wire.

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