HELP!! A ladder leans against a house at a 60° angle to the ground. If the ladder extends to a length of 158 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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anonymous · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

what side of the triangle has a measurement

and in relation to the angle 60... what side is x?

anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure, that was he information given.

campbell_st · Answer

ok... to complete this question you need to know right angle trigonometry... have you studied this topic..?

anonymous · Answer

oh side GE is x

anonymous · Answer

yes

campbell_st · Answer

ok... so in trigonometry you have the 3 sides adjacent(adj), opposite(opp) and hypotenuse (hyp)

which side is GF..?

which side is GE?

anonymous · Answer

GF is adjacent and GE is opposite

campbell_st · Answer

GE is the opposite side... and GF ... the longest side is the hypotenuse... 

which ratio uses opposite and hypotenuse?

anonymous · Answer

SIN   and also
COSx degrees times TANx degrees