A 51-foot wire running from the top of a tent pole to the ground makes an angle of 58° with the ground. If the length of the tent pole is 44 feet, how far is it from the bottom of the tent pole to the point where the wire is fastened to the ground? (The tent pole is not necessarily perpendicular to the ground. Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

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anonymous · Answer

do you know trig?

anonymous · Answer

sin, cos, tan?

anonymous · Answer

I got 32 at but its not the right answer... I tried to use tangent but it didn't work out. I got 51/tan(58). . yes im currently in trig , im not really good at it

freckles · Answer

can you draw the picture?
it usually helps

anonymous · Answer

I got it thank you! It was 35 and 19 =]