Question

Anna has leaned a ladder against the side of her house, if the ladder forms a 72° angle with the ground and rests against the house at a spot that is 6 meters high, approximately how far is the bottom of the ladder from the wall?

Answer 1

6/AB = tan (72°)
AB=6/tan (72°)=1.95 m
Amswer:The distance that the bottom of the ladder from the wall is 1.95 m.