AAP4C Applications of Trigonometry
1. A ladder that is 10 feet long is leaning against a wall at a 71° angle.
a. How far from the wall is the foot of the ladder?
b. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?​

cosine 71° = distance from wall / 10

A) distance from wall = cosine (71) *10

distance from wall = 3.2557 feet

B) Height up the wall ^2 = 10^2 - 3.2557^2

Height up the wall ^2 = 100 -10.59958

Height up the wall ^2 = 89.40041751

Height up the wall  = 9.45518 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

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answer: cos [   arcsin (3/5) - arccos (1/2) ] =

step-by-step explanation: × = 3/5 = 0.6--> x = 36.87 and x = 180 - 36.87 = 143.13 deg

cos y = 1/2 --> y = +- 60 deg a. cos (x - y) = cos (143.13 - 60) = cos 83,13  

=

0.12

b. cos (36.87 - 60) = cos (-23.23) = 0.92