2. Bryan is using an 8-ft ladder to pick apples from a tree. The bottom of the ladder makes an angle of 70° with the ground. How high up the tree does the ladder reach, to the nearest tenth of a foot?
2. Bryan is using an 8-ft ladder to pick apples from a tree. The bottom of the ladder makes an angle of 70° with the ground. How high up the tree does the ladder reach, to the nearest tenth of a foot?
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Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Bryan is using an 8-ft ladder to pick apples from a tree. The bottom of the ladder makes an
angle of 70° with the ground. How high up the tree does the ladder reach, to the nearest tenth of a foot?
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Selection of primary trig ratio
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Show substitution step into trig ratio
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