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A 15 foot ladder leans against a vertical wall so that its base makes a 72 degree angle with the ground. How far is the bottom of the ladd
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Question 981794: Please help me with the problem below:
A 15 foot ladder leans against a vertical wall so that its base makes a 72 degree angle with the ground. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the wall? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 15 foot ladder leans against a vertical wall so that its base makes a 72 degree angle with the ground. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the wall?
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It's a right triangle.
Hyp = 15
d = hyp*cos(72)
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