A communications tower is located at the top of a steep hill, as shown. The angle of inclination of the hill is 62°. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and to the ground, 173 ft downhil from the base of the tower. The angle formed by the guy wire is 13°. Find the length of the cable required for the guy wire. NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. length of guy-wire = 620 13° ft Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot. 173 ft a

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A communications tower is located at the top of a steep hill, as shown. The angle of inclination of
the hill is 62°. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and to the ground, 173 ft downhill
from the base of the tower. The angle formed by the guy wire is 13°. Find the length of the cable
required for the guy wire.
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
length of guy-wire =
62°
13°
ft
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
173 ft
Transcribed Image Text:A communications tower is located at the top of a steep hill, as shown. The angle of inclination of the hill is 62°. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and to the ground, 173 ft downhill from the base of the tower. The angle formed by the guy wire is 13°. Find the length of the cable required for the guy wire. NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. length of guy-wire = 62° 13° ft Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot. 173 ft
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