Thread: Angles of Elevation and Depression

Here's the question. A 50-meter vertical tower is braced with a cable secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 meters from the base. What angles does the cable form with the vertical tower?

How would I go about solving this problem?

Originally Posted by innneedofserioushelp2013

Here's the question. A 50-meter vertical tower is braced with a cable secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 meters from the base. What angles does the cable form with the vertical tower?

How would I go about solving this problem?

Hi inneedofserioushelp2013,

Nice user name.

Did you draw a triangle?

Did you label it?

Use Inverse Tangent to find the angle the cable makes with the tower.