An h = 100-ft tower is located on the side of a mountain that is inclined 32° to the horizontal. A guy wire is to be attached to the top of the tower and anchored at a point 55 ft downhill from the base of the tower. Find the shortest length of wire needed. (Round your answer to the nearest foot.)

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DO YOU have the answer to check>

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I got 120 feet to the nearest foot

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sec

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the question in my book is different dangit

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what do you mean,

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the answer i have is for a tower 125ft tall

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but 120 isnt right

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check you copied your question correctly,

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the tower is 100 feet or 105 feet?

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100ft tall

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is this the question? http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091003021521AAoG1ia

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yea thats the question from my book, my homework substitutes 100ft tall instead of 125

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working..

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how do i get another interior angle

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90+32

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yep... use the law of cosines...
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