50. The top of a ladder is leaning on a building at a point 12 feet above the ground; the bottom
of the ladder is 5 feet from the base of the building. What is the length of the ladder?
A
19 ft
B
17 ft
C
13 ft
D
7 ft
51. A customer provided this diagram of a patio a fencing company.
What is the length of the unlabeled side?
F
10 ft
G
11 ft
H
12 ft
J
13 ft
52. A cable 48 feet long stretches from the top of a pole to the ground. If the cable forms a
40 angle with the ground, which is closest to the height of the pole?
≈
0
sin 40
0.642
≈
0
cos 40
0.766
≈
0
tan 40
0.839
A
26.4 ft
B
30.9 ft
C
36.8 ft
D
40.3 ft
53. To determine the distance across a pond, Ms Bougie made the measurements shown in the
closest
diagram. Which is
to the distance from R to S?
F
3.48 m
G
19.7 m
H
20.3 m
J
113.4 m