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A badminton net is tethered to the ground with a strand of rope that forms a 50 angle with the ground. What is the length of the rope, x? Write an equation and show work below. Round to the nearest tenth.

A badminton net is tethered to the ground with a strand of rope that forms a 50 angle with the ground What is the length of the rope x Write an equation and sho class=

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Answer:

5.4 ft to nearest tenth.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know the adjacent side  of the right triangle  and we need the hypotenuse so we use the cosine:

cos 50 = 3.5/x

x = 3.5 / cos 50

  = 5.445 ft.

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