Answer:
Correct choice is A
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider right triangle ABC formed by the telephone pole (side AB) and ground (side BC). In this triangle AC is the length of the wire, BC is the distance from the base of the pole to the spot where the wire touches the ground and AB=15 ft, ∠ACB=42°.
Then
let's firstly conver the mixed fractions to improper fractions and then get their product.
![\stackrel{mixed}{4\frac{1}{2}}\implies \cfrac{4\cdot 2+1}{2}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{9}{2}} ~\hfill \stackrel{mixed}{2\frac{1}{2}}\implies \cfrac{2\cdot 2+1}{2}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{5}{2}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{9}{2}\cdot \cfrac{5}{2}\cdot 6\implies \cfrac{270}{2}\implies 135](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cstackrel%7Bmixed%7D%7B4%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B4%5Ccdot%202%2B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7Bimproper%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B9%7D%7B2%7D%7D%20~%5Chfill%20%5Cstackrel%7Bmixed%7D%7B2%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B2%5Ccdot%202%2B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7Bimproper%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B5%7D%7B2%7D%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20~%5Cdotfill%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Ccfrac%7B9%7D%7B2%7D%5Ccdot%20%5Ccfrac%7B5%7D%7B2%7D%5Ccdot%206%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B270%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20135)
hmmm I take it that one can write that mixed as
.
is valid, not that it makes any sense.
Answer: C
Step-by-step explanation: I hope this helps :)