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A 17ft ladder on ground level is leaning againist a house. If the ladder's angle of elevation is 63 degrees, how far above the ground(to the nearest inch) is the top of the ladder?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Trigonometry

Section1.8: Applications And Models

Problem 19E

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Right Angle Trigonometry

A 17ft ladder on ground level is leaning againist a house. If the ladder's angle of elevation is 63 degrees, how far above the ground(to the nearest inch) is the top of the ladder?

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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