A ladder that is 18 ft. long is leaning against the side of a building. If the angle formed between the ladder and the ground is 30°, how far is the bottom of the ladder from the base of the building?

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A ladder that is 18 ft. long is leaning

against the side of a building. If the angle
formed between the ladder and the ground
is 30°, how far is the bottom of the ladder
from the base of the building?

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it’s cut off, but the bottom side of the triangle is labelled ‘x’
hope this helps!

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