The figure shows a 450 foot tower on the side of a hill that forms a 8° angle with the horizontal. Find the length of each of the two guy wires that are anchored 80 feet uphill and downhill from the tower's base and extend to the top of the tower.

The figure shows a 450 foot tower on the side of a hill that forms a 8° angle with the horizontal. Find the length of each of the two guy wires that are anchored 80 feet uphill and downhill from the tower's base and extend to the top of the tower.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

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Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Chapter5: Trigonometric Functions: Right Triangle Approach

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The figure shows a 450 foot tower on the side of a hill that forms a 8° angle with the horizontal. Find the length of each of the two guy wires that are
anchored 80 feet uphill and downhill from the tower's base and extend to the top of the tower.
450 feet
---------J.-
80 feet
80 feet
Part (a) What is the length of the uphill guy wire?
feet (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

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