Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A lamp-post PQPQ is 15 m15\,\text{m} tall. A wire joins the top of the lamp-post PP to a point RR on the ground such that the wire makes an acute angle θ\theta with the horizontal line QRQR. It is given that sin⁡θ=513\sin \theta = \dfrac{5}{13}. a. (i) Find cos⁡θ\cos \theta. b. (ii) Determine the length of the wire PRPR. c. (iii) Calculate the distance QRQR between the foot of the lamp-post and the point RR.

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