Mamadou leans a 18-foot ladder against a wall so that it forms an angle of 75° with the ground. What's the horizontal distance between the base of the ladder and the wall?

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Shrish asked Feb 11, 2023

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Mamadou leans a 18-foot ladder against a wall so that it forms an angle of 75° with

the ground. What's the horizontal distance between the base of the ladder and the
wall?

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Shrish asked Feb 11, 2023

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The answer is ≈ 4.66 ft

This was solved using trigonometry, with cos being used to find the horizontal component, the distance between the base of the ladder and the wall. The expression used was 18cos(75)

Cyrille answered Feb 15, 2023

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