A firefighter climbs a ladder from the ground to the top of a building. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 34 and the dista

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A firefighter climbs a ladder from the ground to the top of a building. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 34 and the dista

nce between the base of the ladder and the building is 15 ft. What is the height of the building and the length of the ladder? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth.

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Vlad1618 [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-11T21:58:56+03:00

Vlad1618 [11]4 years ago

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You use tan34=x/15
so x=15*tan(34degrees)
x=10.12 ft