A 6 foot long board is propped against the wall of a house. The board forms a 60 angle with the ground. How far is the base of t
he board from the wall?
1 answer:
You can solve this problem using some basic trigonometry. First, draw the picture and label everything you know as demonstrated in the attached picture. You will see that you have the hypotenuse and angle. Using cosine you can solve for the x value which would be the distance between the base of the board and the wall.
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