A 50-foot wire running from the top of a tent pole to the ground makes an angle of 55° with the ground. If the length of the tent pole is 47 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.)
?
Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits after all computations are complete.
?
A. 6 ft
B. 3 ft
C. 5.6 ft or 52 ft
D. 52 ft
E. 2.6 ft or 64 ft
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
At the given point, find the slope of the curve or the line that is tangent to the curve, as requested.3x2y - ? cos y = 4?, slope at (1, ?)
A. 0
B. - 
C. -2?
D. ?
Use the given graph of f(x) = ax2 + bx + c to solve the specified inequality.f(x) < 0
A. x < -3 B. x < -3 or x > 2 C. -3 < x < 2 D. No solutions
Solve the system using the inverse of the coefficient matrix of the equivalent matrix equation. x + 3y = -8 14x + 4y = 2
A. (3, -1) B. (-3, 1) C. (-1, 3) D. (1, -3)
Use properties of logarithms to expand the logarithmic expression as much as possible. Where possible, evaluate logarithmic expressions without using a calculator.log4
A. - 2log4x
B. 8 - 
log4x
C. 
log4x - 2
D. log4x - 2