Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

A ladder 10 m long rests against a vertical wall making an angle of 30° with the wall. How high up (in m) does it reach the wall from the ground? (Take $\sqrt{3} = 1.73$)

Options:

8.65

5.88

5

8.56

Correct Answer:

8.65

Explanation:

⇒ cos \({30}^\circ\) = \(\frac{AB}{AC}\)

⇒ \(\frac{√3}{2}\) = \(\frac{AB}{10}\)

⇒ AB = \(\frac{10√3}{2}\) = 5\(\sqrt {3 }\) = 8.65m.

Therefore, the ladder reach the wall from the ground at 8.65m.