document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053745>Question 1053745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A LADDER 6.5 M LONG LEANS AGAINST A WALL , TOUCHING THE WINDOW SILL , AND MAKES AN ANGLE OF 62 WITH THE GROUND . FIND THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDOW SILL ABOUT THE GROUND . HOW FAR IS THE FOOT OF LADDER FROM FOOT OF WALL  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=668950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ladder is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with one leg being the distance from the wall and the other leg being the height to the windowsill.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin 62=x/6.5 for the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5 sin 62=height=5.74 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance from the wall is cosine(distance)/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos 62=y/6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5 cos 62=y=3.05 m </SPAN>\n" );
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