Question

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?
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Answer 1

height x = 158 in * sin 60°

Answer 2

x= 158* 0.866025404
.866*158=136.828 inches

right?

Answer 3

but would nearest 100th of an inch be 136.82

Answer 4

No, you need to round it up into 136.83 in

Answer 5

oh okay thank you can you help me with one more I did it already just want to see if correct

Answer 6

A toddler's playground has two slides on either side. The slide on the left is situated at a 45° angle to the ground and is 52 centimeters away from the base of the playground. The slide on the right is positioned at a 30° angle to the ground and is 98 centimeters away from the playground's base.

What is the total length of both slides on this play

I got 186.7 http://gyazo.com/5c9caf75f57e7a32f5f8d14ee403804a if you can help thanks

Answer 7

Could you post it in the new post?

Answer 8

Okay (: