Aladder leans against the side of a house. the angle of elevation of the ladder is 64 degrees , and the top of the ladder is 13 ft from the ground. find the length of the ladder. round your answer to the nearest tenth.

The length of the ladder is 14.5 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

For a right triangle

sinx = opposite / hypotenuse

Since we know the angle and the opposite side, we can calculate the hypotenuse

sin 64 = 13/ hypotenuse

Multiply each side by the hypotenuse

hypotenuse * sin 64 = 13

Divide by sin 64

hypotenuse = 13/sin 64

hypotenuse=14.4638

Rounding to the nearest tenth

14.5

(b) 240

step-by-step explanation:

first, we use the pythagorean formula using the given side lengths to find x. then we use x to find the side lengths. then we add the side lengths to find the perimeter.

pythagorean theorem formula:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

(x - 20)^2 + (x - 40)^2 = x^2

x^2 - 40x + 400 + x^2 - 80x + 1600 = x^2

x^2 -120x + 2000 = 0

(x - 100)(x - 20) = 0

x - 100 = 0 or x - 20 = 0

x = 100 or x = 20

we see that the solution x = 20 must be discarded because it will give a negative side length and a side length of 0. the only valid solution is x = 100.

perimeter = sum of the lengths of the sides

perimeter = x + x - 20 + x - 40

perimeter = 3x - 60

replace x with 100.

perimeter = 3(100) - 60

perimeter = 300 - 60

perimeter = 240

d is the answer

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