document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1089313>Question 1089313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 7 feet long ladder leans against a wall and makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. How high up the wall does the ladder reach? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)2&#8730;3 /7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)7&#8730;3 /2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)&#8730;3 /14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)7&#8730;3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's call the height x. To solve we want to find the side opposite the angle, so we use SOH (sine = opposite/hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(60) = x/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.866 * 7 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6.062 = 7&#8730;3/2 this is your answer\r<BR>\n" );
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