A 25 foot ladder is leaning against a house. If the angle of Elevation of the ladder is 72 degrees: How high up the house does the ladder touch?
How far away is the ladder from the house?
Round to the nearest tenth.

1. 23.8

2. 7.7

Step-by-step explanation:

for the first blank

use sin because x is opposite and 25 is hypotenuse

set up an equation:

sin(72)= (x/25)

multiply both sides by 25:

25(sin(72))= (x/25)25

25(sin(72))= x

multiply 25 by sin(72):

23.8 = x

for the second blank

use cos because x is adjacent and 25 us hypotenuse

set up an equation:

cos(72)= (x/25)

multiply both sides by 25:

25(cos(72))= (x/25)25

25(cos(72))= x

multiply 25 by cos(72):

7.7= x

"standard form:

3x2 + 14x − 10 = 0

solutions based on quadratic formula:

x1   = −14 − √ 142 − 4×3×(−10) /   2×3   = −14 − 2 × √ 79 /   6   ≈ −5.296

x2   = −14 + √ 142 − 4×3×(−10) /   2×3   = −14 + 2 × √ 79 /   6   ≈ 0.629