Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

A 22 m long ladder (whose foot is on the ground) leans against a wall making an angle of $60^\circ$ with the wall. What is the height (in m) of the point where the ladder touches the wall from the ground?

Options:

11

$\frac{22\sqrt{2}}{3}$

$11\sqrt{3}$

$11\sqrt{2}$

Correct Answer:

11

Explanation:

⇒ cos \({60}^\circ\) = \(\frac{AB}{22}\)

⇒ \(\frac{1}{2}\) = \(\frac{AB}{22}\)

⇒ AB = \(\frac{22}{2}\) = 11m

Therefore, the height of the point where the ladder touches the wall from the ground is 11m.