document.write( "Question 1021149: You have a ladder which is 2 meters tall.Its leaned against a building
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document.write( "do that it forms a 60 degree angle with the ground.How far ftom the building is
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document.write( " the base of the ladder? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #636904 by Cromlix(4381) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there, \n" ); document.write( "Consider your ladder against \n" ); document.write( "the wall is a right angled triangle. \n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse = 2 meters \n" ); document.write( "Adjacent = Distance the base of ladder to wall. \n" ); document.write( "Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse \n" ); document.write( "Cos(60) = Adjacent/2m \n" ); document.write( "Adjacent = cos(60) x 2 \n" ); document.write( "Adjacent = 1 \n" ); document.write( "Distance from building to \n" ); document.write( "the base of the ladder = 1 meter. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |