A ladder makes an angle of 60^@ with the floor and its lower end is 20 m away from the wall. Find the length of the ladder.

Thaddeus Herman

Thaddeus Herman

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2022-12-23

A ladder makes an angle of 60 with the floor and its lower end is 20 m away from the wall. Find the length of the ladder.

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Steinunniqhd

Steinunniqhd

Beginner2022-12-24Added 9 answers


cos ( C A B ) = A B A C A C = A B cos ( C A B ) = 20 cos 60 = 20 V 2 = 40 m∴length of ladder is 40m

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