SOLUTION: A 50-foot ladder is placed at a 60-degree angle of elevation from the ground. The ladder terminates at the top of a building. Sketch the situation and label each side of the tri

Question 1103327: A 50-foot ladder is placed at a 60-degree angle of elevation from the ground. The ladder terminates at the top of a building.
Sketch the situation and label each side of the triangle. H = height of the building,
L= length of ladder, D = distance between the bottom of the ladder and the bottom
of the building. Identify which angle is the angle of elevation.
Use a trig function to calculate the distance between the bottom of the ladder
and the bottom of the building.
Use a trig function to calculate the height of the tower.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, diana_granger:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Why don't you do that?
Answer by diana_granger(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By the 30-60-90 triangle,

L=2a
H=a sq root of 3
D=a
By the given, L=2a=50
So a=25
H=25(sq root of 3)
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