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In 1999, the tower made a 100° angle with
the ground. To stabilize the tower, an
engineer considered attaching a cable
from the top of the tower to a point that is
40 m from the base. How long would the
cable be, and what angle would it make
with the ground? Round the length to the
nearest tenth and the angle measure to
the nearest degree.
The cable is 74.3 meters long.
The measure of the angle the cable would make
with the ground is 48 degrees.