An electric pole 20m high stands up righ...

An electric pole 20m high stands up right on the ground with the help of steel wire to its top and affixed on the ground. If the steel wire makes `60^(@)` with the horizontal ground, find the length of steel wire.

`60 sqrt 3 m`

20 m

60 m

`20 / sqrt 3 m`

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