document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132720>Question 1132720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7 feet from the house. How long is the ladder? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #749816 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=749816\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle with the ladder the hypotenuse and the adjacent side 7 and the angle 60 degrees.  Use cosine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos 60=7/hyp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5=7/hyp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse is 14 feet, the length of the ladder. </SPAN>\n" );
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