Complete Question
A 12.5-m fire truck ladder is leaning against a wall. Find the distance d the ladder goes up the wall (above the fire truck) if the ladder makes an angle of
40° 16' with the horizontal.
Answer:
[tex]d=8.01m[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that:
Length of ladder [tex]l=12.5m[/tex]
Angle [tex]\theta=40° 16'=20.26 \textdegree[/tex]
Generally the Trigonometric equation for distance d it goes up the wall is mathematically given by
[tex]d=l sin \theta[/tex]
[tex]d=12.5 sin 40.26[/tex]
[tex]d=8.01m[/tex]
