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A taut rope 35 m long runs from the top of a vertical pole to a peg on level ground. The rope makes an angle θ with the ground, and sin θ = 3/5. How far is the peg from the foot of the pole?
Mathematics
Hard
High School (9–10)
General
Trigonometry › Heights and Distances
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A taut rope
35
m
35\ \text{m}
35
m
long runs from the top of a vertical pole to a peg on level ground. The rope makes an angle
θ
\theta
θ
with the ground, and
sin
θ
=
3
5
\sin \theta = \dfrac{3}{5}
sin
θ
=
5
3
. How far is the peg from the foot of the pole?
21
m
21\ \text{m}
21
m
28
m
28\ \text{m}
28
m
43.75
m
43.75\ \text{m}
43.75
m
46.67
m
46.67\ \text{m}
46.67
m
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