document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872306>Question 872306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder leaning against the wall makes an angle of 74 degrees with the ground. If the foot of the ladder is 6.5 feet from the wall, how high on the wall is the ladder? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the ladder angle to the ground is 74 deg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance from wall = 6.5 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tan 74 = height of ladder /distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan 74 = height/6.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h= 6.5 * tan 74 deg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h= 22.67 ft  </SPAN>\n" );
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