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Digital ACT Math Practice Question #1452

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A 20-foot ladder leans against a vertical wall, making an angle of 70° with the level ground. Which of the following expressions represents the height, in feet, that the top of the ladder reaches up the wall?
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Opposite / Hypotenuse = sin -> h = 20 * sin(70°).

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The ladder is the hypotenuse (20 ft). The height up the wall is opposite the 70° ground angle. Since sin(70°) = opposite / hypotenuse = h / 20, h = 20 * sin(70°)....

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