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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a ladder leaning against the wall makes an angle of 75 degrees with the ground.If the ladder is 12ft long, then how high does the ladder reach on the wall?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Draw a picture. Then figure out which trig function you should use.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Where you have X is the ladder, right? So...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, are your X and 12 in the right places?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no i see now do yo know if its cos tan or sin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which function uses the side opposite the angle and the hypotenuse?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes. So what would your equation look like?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 11.6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's what I got. :)

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