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A wire from the top of a TV tower makes an angle of 49.5 with the ground and touches the ground 225 feet from the base of the tower. How high is the tower?

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h/225= tangent 49.5deg If I understand the picture correctly, check me.

solve for h.

146.13 feet

263.44 ft.

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