A 15-foot ladder is resting against a wall and make an angle of 48° with the ground. Find the height to which the ladder will reach in the wall.

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Answer 1

Christina,

 

Sin 48 = height of ladder/length of ladder

 

So height = 15*sin 48 

= 11.2 ft

Answer 2

Christina,

 

15cos(48°)=11.5 ft