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⦁ Joshua has a ladder that is 11 ft. long. He will lean the ladder against a vertical wall. For safety reasons, he wants the angle the ladder makes with the ground to be no greater than 65°. Is it possible for Joshua to lean the ladder against the wall so that the top of the ladder is at least 10 ft. above the ground? Show your work and draw a diagram to support your answer.

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to find the answer, let 's consider the triangle ABC, please see the attached file
⦁ Joshua has a ladder that is 11 ft. long. He will lean the ladder against a vertical-example-1
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