GeneNee
contestada

>12 POINT QUESTION
A cat is stuck in a tree. A firefighters 15-foot ladder is the leaning against a tree. The ladder and the ground form a 62° angle. How high above the ground does the ladder touch the tree? Round to the nearest hundredth. (Show Work!)

gt12 POINT QUESTION A cat is stuck in a tree A firefighters 15foot ladder is the leaning against a tree The ladder and the ground form a 62 angle How high above class=

Respuesta :

calculista
please see the attached figure to better understand the problem

we know that

in the triangle ABC
AB=15 ft
BC=high above the ground

sin 62=BC/AB---------> BC=AB*sin 62-------> BC=15*sin 62-----> BC=13.24 ft

the answer is
13.24 ft
Ver imagen calculista

Otras preguntas