A 250-foot weather tower used to measure wind speed has a guy wire attached to it 75 feet above the ground.

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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 degrees. Approximate the length of the guy wire (to the nearest foot).

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Mark M. · Accepted Answer

Draw and label a diagram!w represents the length of the wire.cos 48° = 75 / wCan you solve for w and answer?

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