document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597824>Question 597824</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a 16-foot ladder is leaning against a wall, making a 75 angle with the ground (as measured from a perpendicular line from the base of the ladder to the wall). How high up the wall is the end of the ladder? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(75) = x/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16*sin(75) = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 16*sin(75)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 16*0.965925826289068\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 15.4548132206251\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the ladder reaches approximately 15.4548 feet up the wall. </SPAN>\n" );
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