Question

A ladder 6.80 m long leans against the side of a building. If the ladder is inclined at an angle of 74.5° to the horizontal, what is the horizontal distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building? ______________m

Answer 1

We will have the following:

`\begin{gathered} x=(6.80m)cos(74.5)\Rightarrow x=1.817220957...m \\ \\ \Rightarrow x\approx1.82m \end{gathered}`

So, the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is approximately 1.82 m.