A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 64°, and the top of the ladder is 13 ft above the ground. Find the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the side of the house. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. 15 64

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
1st Edition
ISBN:9780547587776
Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Chapter9: Real Numbers And Right Triangles
Section9.3: The Pythagorean Theorem
Problem 22E
icon
Related questions
Question
OOO D
Using trigonometry to find a length in a word problem with one.
A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 64°, and the top of the ladder is 13 ft above the ground. Find the distance
from the bottom of the ladder to the side of the house. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
15
64
P Type here to search
(?
up
144
PAA
brt se
delete
home
7
num
lock
backspace
R.
home
K
enter
pause
7 shift
end
alt
ctrl
Transcribed Image Text:OOO D Using trigonometry to find a length in a word problem with one. A ladder leans against the side of a house. The angle of elevation of the ladder is 64°, and the top of the ladder is 13 ft above the ground. Find the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the side of the house. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. 15 64 P Type here to search (? up 144 PAA brt se delete home 7 num lock backspace R. home K enter pause 7 shift end alt ctrl
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Ratios
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, geometry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition…
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780547587776
Author:
HOLT MCDOUGAL
Publisher:
HOLT MCDOUGAL
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra
ISBN:
9780395977224
Author:
Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
Publisher:
McDougal Littell
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Trigonometry
ISBN:
9781305652224
Author:
Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
Geometry
ISBN:
9781337614085
Author:
Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Elementary Geometry for College Students
Elementary Geometry for College Students
Geometry
ISBN:
9781285195698
Author:
Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein
Publisher:
Cengage Learning