Question

A 17-ft wire running from the top of an tent pole to the ground makes an angle of 57°with the ground. If the length of the tent pole is 18 feet long, how far is it from the bottom of the tent to the point where the wire is fastened to the ground ? ( note: The tent pole is NOT necessarily perpendicular to the ground.)

Answer 1

can someone help?

Answer 2

the general method used here is
if u have three sides of a triangle and an angleA then