SOLUTION: Melissa has a 14.5 m ladder that is resting against a wall. The angle between the ladder and the ground is 30°. How high up the wall is the top of the ladder? How far is the foot
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Question 1160822: Melissa has a 14.5 m ladder that is resting against a wall. The angle between the ladder and the ground is 30°. How high up the wall is the top of the ladder? How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?
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Melissa has a 14.5 m ladder that is resting against a wall. The angle between the ladder and the ground is 30°. How high up the wall is the top of the ladder? How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?
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That's a long ladder. and it's heavy.
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The height "up the wall" is 14.5*sin(30) meters
The distance from the wall is 14.5*cos(30) meters
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