Question

A ladder is resting against a wall. The ladder and the ground make an angle of 35° and the ladder is 8 ft from the wall. How long is the ladder? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

@Psymon

Answer 2

Just gotta draw a picture to see :P

Answer 3

what is the number i'm trying to use to find the equation

Answer 4

Well, you need to use the trig function that includes the known side and the unknown side.

Answer 5

sin ?

Answer 6

It would be cosine this time. We have an adjacent side and the hypotenuse, so that calls for cosine.

Answer 7

so cos(35) = 8/x ?

Answer 8

Yep :3

Answer 9

final answer is 9.76?

Answer 10

yep xD