A 15 feet support wire is attached to a telephone pole at a point 9.5 feet below the top of the pole if the wire forms a 51 degree angle with the ground how tall is the telephone pole? Label the triangle with H for hypotenuse, O For opposite side, A For adjacent side show all your work and round your answer to the nearest hundredths.

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A 15 feet support wire is attached to a telephone pole at a point 9.5 feet below the top of the pole if the wire forms a 51 degree angle with the ground how tall is the telephone pole? Label the triangle with H for hypotenuse, O For opposite side, A For adjacent side show all your work and round your answer to the nearest hundredths.
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