A cable from the top of a 100 foot telephone tower makes a 50° angle with the ground. How long is the cable?

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Please show your diagram on paper to
hand in. Be sure to include a variable!
A cable from the top of a 100 foot telephone tower makes a 50°
angle with the ground. How long is the cable?
Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent)
did you feature in your setup? _
To one decimal place, how long IS the
cable? _
Transcribed Image Text:Please show your diagram on paper to hand in. Be sure to include a variable! A cable from the top of a 100 foot telephone tower makes a 50° angle with the ground. How long is the cable? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? _ To one decimal place, how long IS the cable? _
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