document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768488>Question 768488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bottom of the ladder on a horizontal flat surface rests against a wall. It makes an angle of elevation of 35°. The bottom of the ladder is 42 ft from the base of the wall. How long is the ladder? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #468335 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=468335\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ladder wall and the ground form a right triangle. The ladder is the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle = 35 deg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance on ground = 42 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cos <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28theta%29=+base+%2F+hypotenuse ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28theta%29=+base+%2F+hypotenuse\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos 35 = 42/hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hypotenuse = 42/ cos35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=42/0.819\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "51.3 feet is the length of the ladder </SPAN>\n" );
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