A telegraph pole is supported by two guy wires which run from the top of the pole to the ground on opposite sides. One wire is 53.6 feet long and makes an angle of 65 degrees 20 minutes with the ground. the other wire is 57.5 feet long. Find the acute angle which the second wire makes with the ground if both wires are on the same vertical plane. answer in three decimal place.

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A telegraph pole is supported by two guy wires which run from the top of the pole to the ground on opposite sides. One wire is 53.6 feet long and makes an angle of 65 degrees 20 minutes with the ground. the other wire is 57.5 feet long. Find the acute angle which the second wire makes with the ground if both wires are on the same vertical plane. answer in three decimal place.

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