A 24 foot ladder is placed against a building at an angle of 75⁰. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the building?

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Elaina Osborn

13 July, 06:50

A 24 foot ladder is placed against a building at an angle of 75⁰. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the building?

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Johnston · Answer 1

24ft is the hypotenuse, at an angle of 75 ⁰, and we need to find the adjacent.

We use cos (), which is adjacent divided by hypotenuse.

Therefore, we can find the adjacent by doing:

25 * cos (75) = 6.47ft

Round the answer however you like.