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A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 65° when the bottom of the ladder is 12 ft from the side of the house. Find the length of the…

A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 65° when the bottom of the ladder is 12 ft from the side of the house. Find the length of the…
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A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 65° when the bottom of the ladder is 12 ft from the side of the house. Find the length of the ladder. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

User DenisMasot
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Answer:

28.4 ft.

Explanation:

cos 65 = 12 / L

L = 12 / cos 65

= 28.4 ft

User Nikolaos Georgiou
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