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Posted by NIRVANA RIZA A. GARON on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 3:18pm.

A 35-foot long ladder is leaning against the wall of a building.How far from the ground is the top of the ladder and how far from the base of the building is its foot if it makes a 20 degrees angle with the wall?

math - Susan, Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 4:09pm
The top is =35 cos 20 degrees
the foot is =35 sin 20 degrees

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