5.03: On a piece of paper, draw a picture of this word problem (labeled), and show your work to find x. Text me a photo of it :) You want to climb up a 12 foot ladder that is leaning against a tree. The angle of elevation the ladder makes with the ground is 55°. How far from the base of the tree, x, is the ladder?

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5.03: On a piece of paper, draw a picture of this
word problem (labeled), and show your work to find
x. Text me a photo of it :)
You want to climb up a 12 foot ladder that is
leaning against a tree. The angle of elevation
the ladder makes with the ground is 55°. How
far from the base of the tree, x, is the ladder?
Transcribed Image Text:5.03: On a piece of paper, draw a picture of this word problem (labeled), and show your work to find x. Text me a photo of it :) You want to climb up a 12 foot ladder that is leaning against a tree. The angle of elevation the ladder makes with the ground is 55°. How far from the base of the tree, x, is the ladder?
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