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A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 60° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7 feet from the foundation of the house. How long is the ladder? 14.

A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 60° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7 feet from the foundation of the house. How long is the ladder? 14.

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A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 60° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7 feet from the foundation of the house, How long is the ladder? 14. 15. An air force pilot must descend vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 9000 feet to land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent(depression)? 16. Find the angle of depression if you are standing on top of a hill that is 300 high from sea level, and you car see your friend that is 700 away from you horizontally (at sea level). .Find the area of the triangle. Round to hundredths. Hint: draw one altitude and use the right triangles t r unknown sides. 72 20
Transcribed Image Text:A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 60° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7 feet from the foundation of the house, How long is the ladder? 14. 15. An air force pilot must descend vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 9000 feet to land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent(depression)? 16. Find the angle of depression if you are standing on top of a hill that is 300 high from sea level, and you car see your friend that is 700 away from you horizontally (at sea level). .Find the area of the triangle. Round to hundredths. Hint: draw one altitude and use the right triangles t r unknown sides. 72 20
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