SOLUTION: If a ladder 15 meters long is mounted on a truck, to what, (to the nearest tenth of a meter) above the truck platform will the ladder reach when elevated to an angle of 80°?

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Question 1008566: If a ladder 15 meters long is mounted on a truck, to what, (to the nearest tenth of a meter) above the truck platform will the ladder reach when elevated to an angle of 80°?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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You would write
sin 80 = x/15 or
x = 15 sin 80 = 14.8 m