A ladder leans against a house at a 60° angle to the ground. If the ladder extends to a length of 132 inches, what is the height of the house to the nearest hundredth of an inch?

House with a ladder measuring 132 inches forming a right triangle. The base angle formed by the ladder is 60 degrees.

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A ladder leans against a house at a 60° angle to the ground. If the ladder extends to a length of 132 inches, what is the height of the house to the nearest hundredth of an inch?

House with a ladder measuring 132 inches forming a right triangle. The base angle formed by the ladder is 60 degrees.

anonymous · Answer

can you use the fact that sin(60)= height divided by 132? and to find "h", it will be sin(60)/132

anonymous · Answer

132 is the length of the ladder right? so it's the hypotenuse?

anonymous · Answer

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