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QuestionA wire stretches from a pole's top to a point 18 ft from its base at a 5252^{\circ} angle. Find the pole's height and wire length.

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Calculate the length of the wire.
Lengthofthewire=18ftcos(52)23.62ftLength\, of\, the\, wire = \frac{18\, ft}{\cos(52^{\circ})} \approx23.62\, ftThe height of the pole is approximately24.03 ft and the length of the wire is approximately23.62 ft.

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