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  • 03-09-2017
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A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown. What is the value of x, rounded to the nearest degree ?

A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown What is the value of x rounded to the nearest degree class=

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Banabanana
Banabanana Banabanana
  • 03-09-2017
#1.
cos(x) = adjacent/hypotenuse = 4/12 ≈ 0.3333  ⇒ x ≈ 71°

#2
71° is  between 70° and 75°, so the answer is yes, the ladder being used safely.


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aleamdavis23 aleamdavis23
  • 21-02-2019

Answer:

x= 71 /// Yes

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