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A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 70 when the bottom of the ladder is 16ft from the side of the house. Find the length of the ladder. Round your answer
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A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 70 when the bottom of the ladder is 16ft from the side of the house. Find the length of the ladder. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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46.78

Explanation:

you divide 16 by the cos of 70 and it turns out to be 46.78

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