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 rounded to the nearest hundredth of an inch? Type the numeric answer only in the box below.

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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 rounded to the nearest hundredth of an inch? Type the numeric answer only in the box below.

lgbasallote · Answer

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does that help?

dariyana · Answer

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dariyana · Answer

136.83 rite

lgbasallote · Answer

google calculator says no...

anonymous · Answer

$$\Large \sin(60)=\frac{perpendicular}{hyp}$$

anonymous · Answer

@dariyana $$\sin 60 = x/132$$
therefore 
x= 132 *sin60

lgbasallote · Answer

check to see that your calculator is in degrees not radians

lgbasallote · Answer

you should get something lower than that...132 is supposed to be the longest side

lgbasallote · Answer

so you know x should be less than 132

dariyana · Answer

114.32

lgbasallote · Answer

right

lgbasallote · Answer

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