Question: A weight is supported by cables attached to both ends of a horizontalbeam, as shown in the figure. What angles are formed between the beam

A weight is supported by cables attached to both ends of a horizontalbeam, as shown in the figure. What angles are formed between the beam and thecables?

A figure shows a weight supported by two cables that are attached to a beam, 100 feet apart. The length of the first cable is 40 feet and the length of the second cable 70 feet. The beam and the two cables form the sides of a triangle.

The angle between the beam and the 40 ft cable is

nothing

degrees.

(Round to the nearest integer asneeded.)

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