SOLUTION: A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 67*
, and the top of the ladder is 14ft
above the ground. Find the distance from the bottom of
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Question 965378: A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 67*
, and the top of the ladder is 14ft
above the ground. Find the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the side of the house. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Use Pythagoras.
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