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The bottom of a ladder rests on the ground and the top of the ladder rests against a wall. The ladder forms a 63° angle with the ground and the top of the ladder is positioned 12 meters up the wall. Which is the exact measure of the ladder in meters?

The bottom of a ladder rests on the ground and the top of the ladder rests against-example-1

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Answer:

the one you picked was right.

Explanation:

if 63° was the angle and the 12 was the side then "x" will be one the bottom. then you flip the fraction meaning 1/sin63° and x/12 and then multiply 12 on both sides. you will be left with x = 12/sin63°. sorry if that doesn't make sense

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