A ladder leaning against a building makes an angle of 58° with level ground. If the distance from the foot of the ladder to the building is 6 feet, find, to the nearest foot, how far up the building the

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A ladder leaning against a building makes an angle of 58° with level ground. If the distance from the foot of the ladder to the

building is 6 feet, find, to the nearest foot, how far up the building the ladder will reach

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Answer:

About 10 feet

Explanation:

Please see the attached image.

tan(58)=x/6

x=tan(58)*6≈10

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