Mos W.
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a support cable for a 84 foot tower forms a 69 degree angle with the ground. what is the length of the cable to the nearest foot.
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Inactive Tutor answered • 11/25/22
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84 tall, 69 angle
height = opposite side of a right triangle
answer to the problem is the hypotenuse of the right triangle
sin69 = opposite side over hypotenuse= o/h
h= o/(o/h) = 84/sin69
h= 84csc69
h = about 89,98 = about 90 feet = length of the support cable
use a calculator with trig functions
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