A ladder 10 feet long leans against a wall, making an angle of with the ground. What is the height of the wall where the ladder touches it?
Options
A
feet
B
feet
C
feet
D
feet
Answer & Analysis
Answer
C
Analysis
In this scenario, the ladder acts as the hypotenuse, and the height of the wall corresponds to the opposite side of the triangle. Using the sine function:
Substitute and
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