a ladder makes an angle of 60*with the ground when placed against a wall .if the foot of the ladder is 2m away from the wall ,then the length of the ladder is:
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*BC is 2m* sorry for the mistake
cos60°=Adjecent/Hypotenuse
=BC/AC
cos 60°=1/2
Therefore
1/2=2/x [On cross multiplying, we get]
4=x
So x(length of the ladder) is 4m
cos60°=Adjecent/Hypotenuse
=BC/AC
cos 60°=1/2
Therefore
1/2=2/x [On cross multiplying, we get]
4=x
So x(length of the ladder) is 4m
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