a. A 600-foot guy wire is attached to the top of a communications tower. The wire makes a 65o angle with the ground. Find the height of the communications tower. Round your answer to the nearer foot. I6A passenger lift runs 680 feet up the side of a mountain from the base to an exit station. If the change in elevation of the lift from the bottom to the top of the mountain is 228 feet, what is the angle of incline to the nearer tenth of a degree.

a. A 600-foot guy wire is attached to the top of a communications tower. The wire makes a 65o angle with the ground. Find the height of the communications tower. Round your answer to the nearer foot. I6A passenger lift runs 680 feet up the side of a mountain from the base to an exit station. If the change in elevation of the lift from the bottom to the top of the mountain is 228 feet, what is the angle of incline to the nearer tenth of a degree.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter5: Trigonometric Functions: Right Triangle Approach

Section5.5: The Law Of Sines

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