document.write( "Question 813572: A painter leans a ladder against the side of a house to paint the windows. The base of the ladder is four feet from the house and makes a 65 degree angle with the ground. How long is the ladder?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #489778 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( " ladder is four feet from the house and makes a 65 degree angle with the ground.
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document.write( "How long \"x\" is the ladder?
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document.write( " cos(65°) = 4 ft/ x
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document.write( " x = 4/cos(65°)  ft \n" );
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