SOLUTION: A 24ft ladder leans against a building and makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. How far up on the building does the top of the ladder reach? Express your answer to the nea
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Question 787174: A 24ft ladder leans against a building and makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. How far up on the building does the top of the ladder reach? Express your answer to the nearest tenth of a food.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sin (60) = Opposite/Hypotenuse
Sin (60) = Opposite/24
Opposite = 24 * sin(60)
Opposite = 20.8 (1 decimal place)
The ladder reaches 20.8 feet up the wall.
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