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Geometry help!! #48 plz show work

Geometry help!! #48 plz show work-example-1

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A ladder placed against a wall will form a triangle with the wall and the ground. Using geometric ratios you can calculate the missing values. If you have an angle of 75.5 degrees and a hypotenuse/diagonal of 10, you need to calculate the height. Use sine.

Sine=opposite/hypotenuse

Sin75.5=0.97

0.97=opposite/10

10 x 0.97 = 9.7

The maximum height that the ladder can reach is 9.7 meters
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