A 30 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 24 feet. If Alexander grabs the ladder at its base and
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The length of ladder is 30 ft.
<h3>How can the feet that made up the side of the building is the top of the ladder be known ?</h3>The formula below can be used in solving the problem
Tan (∅)=
∅=70°
opposite = BC
Adjacent = 12 ft
70°= opposite/ 12
opposite= 32.96 ft
Therefore, The length of ladder is 30 ft.
NOTE; Since the actual diagram can not be found i solved another on on the same topic
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CHECK COMPLETE QUESTION BELOW:
Consider the diagram shown where a ladder is leaning against the side of a building. the base of the ladder is 12ft from the building. how long is the ladder? (to the nearest ft)
a. 25ft
b. 30ft
c. 35ft
d. 40ft
