A straight metal beam leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the metal beam is 83°. The bottom of the metal beam is positioned 6 feet from the building. What is the metal beam's length (in feet)? Give your answer in feet (but do NOT type "feet" after your answer), and round to 2 places after the decimal point. feet Submit Question

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A straight metal beam leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the metal beam is
83°. The bottom of the metal beam is positioned 6 feet from the building. What is the metal beam's length
(in feet)?
Give your answer in feet (but do NOT type "feet" after your answer), and round to 2 places after the
decimal point.
feet
Submit Question
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