Question

A ladder leans against a house at a 60° angle to the ground.



If the ladder extends to a length of 166 inches, what is the height of the house rounded to the nearest hundredth of an inch?

Answer 1

Use your special right triangle. First find the short leg which is 1/2 the hypotenuse. Then multiply the short leg by sqrt3 to find the long leg.

Answer 2

ok.. i got 287

Answer 3

144.32

Answer 4

sorry did wrong in my calculations

Answer 5

oh ): are you sure?

Answer 6

287.52