Answer:
11.2 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming the building meets the ground at right angles, the right triangle formed has side length 10 ft and hypotenuse 15 ft. Then the other side length (d) is given by the Pythagorean theorem as ...
d² + 10² = 15²
d² = 225 -100 = 125
d = √125 = 5√5 ≈ 11.2 . . . feet
The bottom of the ladder is about 11.2 feet from the building
The difference means subtract
5y means product or 5 times y
5y - 15
Answer:
x = 5.5 to the nearest tenth.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here we have a right triangle with one angle (65 degrees) given. Side x is the "side adjacent to the angle" and is to be found. The hypotenuse is 13.
The cosine function makes use of these three knowns: the angle, the hypotenuse and the adjacent side. Thus:
cos 65 degrees = adj / hyp = x / 13, or
x = 13 cos 65
Evaluating this on a calculator, we get x = 5.49, or x = 5.5 to the nearest tenth.
