The document contains two word problems. The first asks to find the height reached on a wall by a 15 foot ladder making a 48 degree angle with the ground. The second asks to find the width of a 21-inch television screen if its diagonal makes a 36 degree angle with the base of the screen.
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A 15 FT LADDER IS RESTING AGAINST A WALL AND MAKES AN ANGLE OF 48 DEGREES WITH THE GROUND
The document contains two word problems. The first asks to find the height reached on a wall by a 15 foot ladder making a 48 degree angle with the ground. The second asks to find the width of a 21-inch television screen if its diagonal makes a 36 degree angle with the base of the screen.
The document contains two word problems. The first asks to find the height reached on a wall by a 15 foot ladder making a 48 degree angle with the ground. The second asks to find the width of a 21-inch television screen if its diagonal makes a 36 degree angle with the base of the screen.
AN ANGLE OF 48 DEGREES WITH THE GROUND. FIND THE HEIGHT TO WHICH THE LADDER WILL REACH ON THE WALL. TELEVISION SCREENS ARE MEASURED BY THE LENGTH OF THE DIAGONAL SCREEN. FIND THE WIDTH OF A 21-INCH TELEVISION SCREEN IF THE DIAGONAL MAKES AN ANGLE OF 36 DEGREES WITH THE BASE OF THE SCREEN.