Question

A ladder is leaning against the side of a house. The base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall and makes an angle of 42 degree with the ground. Find the length of the ladder
tan(42)=x/8
x=7.2
no, like your namesake you are wrong

you want the hypotenuse , so
cos42 = 8/x
x = 8/cos42
= appr 10.77 ft
A ladder is leaning against the side of a house. The base of the ladder is 8 feet away from the wall, and the top of the ladder reaches a point on the house that is 15 feet above the ground. The ladder is x feet long. What is the value of x?

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