In widening a highway, it is necessary for a construction crew to cut into the bank along

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In widening a highway, it is necessary for a construction crew to cut into the bank along the highway. The present angle of elevation of the straight slope of the bank is 23.0°, and the new angle is to be 38.5°, leaving the top of the slope at its present position. If the slope of the present bank is 220 ft long, how far horizontally into the bank at its base must they dig?

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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