Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

is that it?

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

sin

Answer 9

yes. So what would your equation look like?

Answer 10

is it 11.6

Answer 11

That's what I got. :)