6. Two ropes are attached to the top of a flag pole and nailed down in the grass. Jim is looking at the flagpole and notices that the rope on the left of the flagpole is 12 m long and makes a 50° angle with the ground. The other rope is on the right of the flagpole and makes a 40° angle.with the ground. If 1 m of extra rope was necessary to nail the ropes to the grass, how long is the rope on the right of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a metre?

6. Two ropes are attached to the top of a flag pole and nailed down in the grass. Jim is looking at the flagpole and notices that the rope on the left of the flagpole is 12 m long and makes a 50° angle with the ground. The other rope is on the right of the flagpole and makes a 40° angle.with the ground. If 1 m of extra rope was necessary to nail the ropes to the grass, how long is the rope on the right of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a metre?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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