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A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown. What is the value of x, rounded to the nearest degree ?

A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown. What is the value of x, rounded to the nearest degree ?
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A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown. What is the value of x, rounded to the nearest degree ?

A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown. What is the value of-example-1
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Answer:

71 and yes

Explanation:

User Nirazlatu
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Use trigonometry:-

cos x = adjacent side / hypotenuse

= 4 / 12 = 1/3

So m < x = 70.53 degrees to nearest hundredth

so the ladder is being used safely
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