A smokestack is 150150 feet high. A guy wire must be fastened to the stack 1010 feet from the top. The guy wire makes an angle of 40∘40∘ with the ground. Find the length of the guy wire rounded to the nearest foot.

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A smokestack is 150150 feet high. A guy wire must be fastened to the stack 1010 feet from the top. The guy wire makes an angle of 40∘40∘ with the ground. Find the length of the guy wire rounded to the nearest foot.

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