How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15' laddder so that it exatly reaches tehe top of a 12' wall?
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The value of cos A is √(1 + x²)/ (1 - x²) /√1 + x
<h3>Trigonometric ratios</h3>
It is important to note that
sin A = opposite/ hypotenuse
cos A = adjacent/ hypotenuse
Then,
opposite =
Hypotenuse =
Let's find the adjacent side using the Pythagorean theroem
cos A = x/hypotenuse
cos A = √(1 + x²)/ (1 - x²) /√1 + x
Thus, the value of cos A is √(1 + x²)/ (1 - x²) /√1 + x
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The first thing we are going to do is draw a diagram of the situation to help us to solve the situation.
We an draw tow similar triangle between the length of the shadows and the height of the stick and the pole.
Since <span>meter stick has a length of 1 meter, the height of our smaller triangle is 1 meter. Let </span>
be height of of the pole. Since both triangles are similiar we can establish a proportion between their corresponding sides and solve for :
We can conclude that the pole is 4.04 meters tall.
We an draw tow similar triangle between the length of the shadows and the height of the stick and the pole.
Since <span>meter stick has a length of 1 meter, the height of our smaller triangle is 1 meter. Let </span>
We can conclude that the pole is 4.04 meters tall.