SOLUTION: Use the scenario and △ABC, in which m∠A=60° and ∠B is a right angle, to answer the following question. Yaling is standing on top of a playground fixture at poi

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Question 1062904: Use the scenario and △ABC, in which m∠A=60° and ∠B is a right angle, to answer the following question.
Yaling is standing on top of a playground fixture at point A. From there, she can go down the slide to point C, which is 26 feet long, or down the ladder to point B.
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How long is the ladder?
The length of ABŻ is __________ units.
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Use the scenario and △ABC, in which m∠A=60° and ∠B is a right angle, to answer the following question.
Yaling is standing on top of a playground fixture at point A. From there, she can go down the slide to point C, which is 26 feet long, or down the ladder to point B.
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How long is the ladder?
The length of ABŻ is __________ units.
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AB is the side of a right triangle opposite a 30 degree angle.
AB is half the hypotenuse
Answer:: AB = (1/2)26 = 13 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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