A 90-foot vertical tower is to be erected on the side of a hill that makes a 6° angle with the horizontal. Find the length of each of the two guy wires that will be anchored 75 feet uphill and downhill from the base of the tower (see figure). (Note that x = 90 in the figure. Round your answers to one decimal place.) shorter wire = __ft longer wire=__ft

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A 90-foot vertical tower is to be erected on the side of a hill that makes a 6° angle with the horizontal. Find the length of each of the two guy wires that will be anchored 75 feet uphill and downhill from the base of the tower (see figure). (Note that x = 90 in the figure. Round your answers to one decimal place.)

shorter wire = __ft

longer wire=__ft

 

x ft
-75 ft
-75 ft
Transcribed Image Text:x ft -75 ft -75 ft
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