SOLUTION: A ladder 16 ft long makes an angle of 68 degrees with the ground as it leans against a barn. How far up the barn does the ladder reach
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Question 308495: A ladder 16 ft long makes an angle of 68 degrees with the ground as it leans against a barn. How far up the barn does the ladder reach Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ladder , ground and the wall form a right triangle
ladder = 16 feet
angle with ground = 68deg
sin 68 = vertical length / hypotenuse
sin 68 = vertical length / 16
16 sin 68 = vertical length or height of ladder from ground
16 sin 68 = 16*0.9272
= 14.83 feet
