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The base of the ladder is 6 ft from the building, and the angle formed by the ladder and the ground is 73°. how high up the building does the ladder touch?

The base of the ladder is 6 ft from the building, and the angle formed by the ladder and the ground is 73°. how high up the building does the ladder touch?
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The base of the ladder is 6 ft from the building, and the angle formed by the ladder and the ground is 73°. how high up the building does the ladder touch?

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About 19.6 feet:

tan(x) = opposite/adjacent
tan(73) = n/6
6 • tan(73) = n
19.625 = n
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