A painter is placing a ladder to reach the third story window, which is 24 feet above the ground and makes an angle with the ground of 80°.
How far out from the building does the base of the ladder need to be positioned? Round your answer to
the nearest tenth.
The base of the ladder needs to be positioned
feet out from the building.

answer: standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

step-by-step explanation:

standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

(2x + 1)(x - 2) = 0

distribute to get into standard form

2x^2 - 4x + x - 2 = 0

2x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0

a = 2, b= -3, c = -2

a is your answer

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step-by-step explanation:

144.50

step-by-step explanation:

21.5 x 13.4=288.10 divide by 2