Question

A tent pole is 85 feet high. A cable is attached to the ground 200 feet from the tower base. How long is the cable? What is the measure of the angle the cable makes to the ground?
The hypotenuse of a right triangle, using Pythagoras theorem, is
Length of cable
=√(200²+85²) feet

The angle would be
arc tangent(85/200)

Related Questions

The diagram below shows a telephone pole outside of Roger's house. The pole is 20 feet high and the... A tent pole that is 5 feet tall is secured to the ground with a piece of rope that is 13 feet long f... A tent pole that is 5 feet tall is secured to the ground with a piece of rope that is 13 feet long... A tent pole that is 8 feet tall is secured to the ground with a piece of rope that is 17 feet long f...