Problem: A pole is being held up with a 10 meter rope. The cable is making a 42° of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole. What is the distance from the base of the pole to the base of the rope? Round your answer
to the nearest tenth of a meter.
Diagram
Trig ratios: (Circle one)
Sin e
Opposite
Hypotenuse
Adjacent
Cos =
Hypotenuse
Opposite
Tan =
Adjacent
Equation ( Circle one)
Solution(Show your work)
10 m
rope
cos 42°
pole
1o
B.
42°
cos 42°
angle of
elevation
distance from
bases
cos 10º = 2
42
D.
cOS 10º –
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