A 200-foot weather tower used to measure wind speed has a guy wire attached to it 175 feet above the ground. The angle between the wire and the vertical tower is 64∘. Approximate the length of the guy wire (to the nearest foot). ________ft

A 200-foot weather tower used to measure wind speed has a guy wire attached to it 175 feet above the ground. The angle between the wire and the vertical tower is 64∘. Approximate the length of the guy wire (to the nearest foot). ________ft

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

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Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 62RE

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