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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The height of a cell phone tower, AB, is 200 feet. What is the distance, in feet, between the tip of the tower A and a point C on the ground?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Am i using sin?

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

use trigo cos42= AB/AC

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

cos = base by/hyp --> here the angle is the vertical one, so the base to be taken is AB.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2000 sec 45?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

42*

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

'200'sec'42'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops and howcome i had to use the reciprocal on this 1?

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

reciprocal on this one? where? cos = 1//sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the reciprocal of cos is sec?

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