A 250-foot weather tower used to measure wind speed has a guy wire attached to it 75 feet above the ground. The angle between the wire and the vertical tower is 48 ∘ 48 ∘ .

Question

A 250-foot weather tower used to measure wind speed has a guy wire attached to it 75 feet above the ground. The angle between the wire and the vertical tower is 48∘48∘. Approximate the length of the guy wire (to the nearest foot).

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Answer 1

Draw a figure.

The length required is 75/cos of the angle given (which is not clear in the problem)!.