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From the top of a mobile tower, two steel wires are stretched to either side and attached to the ground, making angles 70° and 48°. The distance between the feet of the wires is 40 metres.
Question: 1
Draw a rough sketch showing these details.
Draw a rough sketch showing these details.
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Drawing a clear and well-labelled diagram is the most critical first step in solving trigonometry word problems. It helps you identify the right-angled triangles and the relationships between their sides and angles.
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Question: 2
What is the height of the tower ?
What is the height of the tower ?
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This type of problem, with a central height and two angles on opposite sides, has a general solution form. If the total distance is d and angles are A and B, the height is h = (d)/( A + B). Memorizing this can be a shortcut.
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