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A large ladder leans against a house with the base of the ladder 4.3 horizontal feet from the base of the house. If the ladder has a slope of 3.1 feet per foot, at what height does the top of the ladder meet the house? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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Answer:

13.23 ft

Explanation:

We have the slope of the ladder so we can calculate the angle above the horizontal.

[tex]tan(\theta)=\frac{OC}{AC}\\tan(\theta)=\frac{3.1ft}{1ft}\\\\\theta=arctg(3.1)\\\theta=72^o[/tex]

we can calculate the height using the following formula:

[tex]tan(\theta)=\frac{h}{d}\\h=d*tan(\theta)\\h=4.3ft*tan(72^o)\\h=13.23ft[/tex]

the height the ladder meets the house is at 13.23 ft