document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768496>Question 768496</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 14-foot ladder is resting against a wall and makes an angle of 54° with the ground. Find the height to which the ladder will reach on the wall. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with hypotenuse = 14 ft:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base angle = 54 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(54) = height/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 14*sin(54)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 11.33 ft.<BR>\n" );
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