A $35\text{ m}$ cable runs from the top of a vertical mast to a point on level ground. The cable m

Question

A $35\text{ m}$ cable runs from the top of a vertical mast to a point on level ground. The cable makes an angle of $38^\circ$ with the ground. Find the height of the mast and the horizontal distance from the mast to the anchor, each to $3$ s.f.

Accepted Answer

Height $21.6$ m; Horizontal distance $27.6$ m.

Trigonometry

Trigonometry

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