Question 22 4 pt A 16 foot ladder leaning against a wall of a house makes a 50° angle with the ground. How far up the wall will the ladder reach? Round answer to the nearest foot.
Ratios
A ratio is a comparison between two numbers of the same kind. It represents how many times one number contains another. It also represents how small or large one number is compared to the other.
Trigonometric Ratios
Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.
Given data set:
Length of the ladder= 16 foot
Ladder makes an angle of 50° with the ground.
We need to calculate how far from the base of the building is the foot of the ladder.
Here, the wall, top and foot of the ladder and ground makes a right triangle of which length of ladder= 16 foot is called hypotenuse.
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