A 100-foot vertical tower is to be erected on the side of a hill that makes a 6° angle with the horizontal. To the nearest tenth, find the length of each of the two stabilizing wires that are anchored 75 feet uphill and 75 feet downhill from the base of the tower 100 -75 ft 75 ft

A 100-foot vertical tower is to be erected on the side of a hill that makes a 6° angle with the horizontal. To the nearest tenth, find the length of each of the two stabilizing wires that are anchored 75 feet uphill and 75 feet downhill from the base of the tower 100 -75 ft 75 ft

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Chapter7: Triangles

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A 100-foot vertical tower is to be erected on the side of a hill that
makes a 6° angle with the horizontal. To the nearest tenth, find the
length of each of the two stabilizing wires that are anchored 75 feet
uphill and 75 feet downhill from the base of the tower
100 ft
75 ft
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