Solve the Problem $25 ^ { \circ }$ With the Ground? Give Your Answer to the Nearest Tenth

question 142

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A radio transmission tower is 140 feet tall. How long should a guy wire be if it is to be attached 8 feet from the top and is to make an angle of $25 ^ { \circ }$ with the ground? Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

• A) \(312.3\) feet
• B) \(331.3\) feet
• C) \(145.6\) feet
• D) \(154.5\) feet

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Definitions:

Color Vision Theories

The explanations and hypotheses that describe how the human eye perceives colors, including the trichromatic and opponent-process theories.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that explains how humans perceive color through the response of three types of cones sensitive to different wavelengths.

Retinex Theory

A theory that suggests the human brain perceives colors in a scene in a way that is independent of lighting by comparing different spectral wavelengths.

Sound Waves

Sound waves are vibrations that travel through the air or another medium, which can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.