A steel cable long runs from the top of a vertical tower to a point on level ground…

MATHEMATICS · Single correct · CBSE · Mathematics · Introduction to Trigonometry · Introduction to Trigonometry

Problem

A steel cable

50\,\text{m}

long runs from the top of a vertical tower to a point on level ground

30\,\text{m}

from the foot of the tower. To the nearest degree, what is the angle that the cable makes with the ground? (a)

42^{\circ}

(b)

53^{\circ}

(c)

59^{\circ}

(d)

37^{\circ}