SOLUTION: A ladder is leaning against a wall. The angle formed where the ladder meets the wall is 15 degrees. If the lenght of the ladder is 25 feet, how high up the wall will it reach to

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Question 272280: A ladder is leaning against a wall. The angle formed where the ladder meets the wall is 15 degrees. If the lenght of the ladder is 25 feet, how high up the wall will it reach to the nearest tenth of a foot?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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cos=a/h
cos(15)=a/25
a=25(.9659)=24.1'
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Ed