A school building has a 100-foot guy wire attached to the top of the building. When pulled taut it touches level ground 42 feet from the base of the school. At approximately what angle does the wire make with the ground? Give the answer in degrees.
A) 24.83° B) 65.17° C) 22.78° D) 42° E) None of these
As you can see in the picture below, the line falls at around 66 degrees, so it can't be any of the given choices. If this answer turns out to be wrong, then it is probably B.
