The closest to x the distance between the two poles is gotten as; x = 75 ft
From the Brainly link attached, we can see the diagram and we can say that;
We are given a right angled triangle with;
A known angle of; θ = 20°
Length of the hypotenuse = 80
Now, we want to find the length of the base x. Thus, we will use trigonometric ratio to get;
cos θ = x/hypotenuse
Thus;
cos 20 = x/80
x = 80 cos 20
x = 75.17 ft ≈ 75 ft
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