document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=700721>Question 700721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is 3m long it is leaning against the wall. The foot of a ladder makes an angle of 76 degrees with the ground. How far up the wall is the top of the ladder? Give the length to the nearest tenth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me? Thanks so much in advance:) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The foot of a ladder makes an angle of 76 degrees with the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How far up the wall is the top of the ladder?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Give the length to the nearest tenth. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "picture the ladder forming a right triangle with the wall and the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder is the hypotenuse, The side opposite (w) the angle of 76 degrees is the wall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sine = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=side+opposite%2Fhypotenuse ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"side+opposite%2Fhypotenuse\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(76) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".97 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = .97*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2.9, meters up the wall<BR>\n" );
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