document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554909>Question 554909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! So I've continually tried this problem over and over, and I can't figure out how to get the right answer. The homework this is based off of is not due until next week, so no rush. I would like to get it out of the way as soon as possible, though. Any help is appreciated. :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem states:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider a ladder leaning up against a wall. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of a ladder if it makes an angle of 67 degrees with the ground and its feet are 0.9 meters from the wall. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I tried doing was 0.9 x tan(69) = 2.12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, in the back of the book, the answer is 2.30 meters. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this with 0.9 x sin(69) and cos(69) and I couldn't get the right answer. Thank you very much for your time. :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the length of a ladder if it makes an angle of 67 degrees with the ground and its feet are 0.9 meters from the wall. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(67) = adjacent/hypotenuse = 0.9/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hypotenuse = 0.9/cos(67) = 2.30 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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