Question

A 40 meter ladder makes an angle of 32° with the playground. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the base of the playground? Round to the nearest meter. Make sure to include appropriate units.

Answer 1

33.9 m

Explanation:

cos(32) = adjacent/hypotenuse

cos(32) = X/40

X = 40cos(32)

X = 33.92192385 m