To support a tree damaged in a storm, a 12 foot wire is secured from the ground to the tree at a point 10 feet off the ground. the tree meets the ground at a right angle.
at approximately what angle does the wire meet the ground?

the answer is 8/21

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step-by-step explanation:

let x and 400 - x be the two numbers.  

==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68 from the statement of the problem.  

< ==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68  

==> 340 - 0.05x = 332  

< ==> -0.05x = -8 ==> x = 160, the first number ==> 400 - x = 240, the second number.

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