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

the equation for this situation is y=122+45. to solve the equation you would add 45 and 122 to get a total of 167lbs. in conclusion, grace's weight eight weeks ago was 167lbs.