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A 3.8 m ladder making a 65° angle with the ground rests against a vertical wall. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall.

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routine right-angled triangle trig

x/3.8 = cos 65
x = 3.8cos 65°

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Thanks for the solution but at first how to draw the
shape for these values

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