A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 65 feet from the wall. The ladder makes an angle of 74° with the level ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
tan (74) = h / 65
Where h is the height the ladder reaches up the wall.......multiply both sides by 65
65 * tan(74) = h = about 226.7 feet
