a ladder leans agaisnt a building that is perpendicular to the ground such that it makes a 74 degree angle with the ground and its bottom lies 2.75 feet from the base of the buidling
Gee there's no question there but I guess you want to know
1) How far up the building the ladder goes and
2) the length of the ladder.
tangent (74) = building height / 2.75
building height = 2.75 * 3.4874
9.59035
(the point on the building where the ladder touches the building)
2) cosine (74) = 2.75 / ladder
ladder = 2.75 / 0.27564
9.976781309 (the length of the ladder - about 10 feet)
Using the trigonometry ratios, we have:
1. 9.59 ft
2. 10.0 ft
We can use the following trigonometry ratios when solving for a right triangle:
The building and the ladder makes a right triangle as shown in the image attached below.
x = how high up the building the ladder goes
y = length of the ladder
1. Find x using TOA:
tan 74 = x/2.75
x = tan 74 × 2.75
x = 9.59 ft
2. Find y using CAH:
cos 74 = 2.75/y
y = 2.74/cos 75
y = 10.0 ft
Therefore, using the trigonometry ratios, we have:
1. 9.59 ft
2. 10.0 ft
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