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A ladder rests against a wall so that its top touches the roof of the house. If the ladder makes an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the horizontal and height of the house be \(6 \sqrt{3}\) meters, then the length of the ladder in meters is
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Options:
  • A \(12 \sqrt{3}\)
  • B 12
  • C \(12 / \sqrt{3}\)
  • D None of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 12
Length of ladder \(=\frac{6 \sqrt{3}}{\sin 60^{\circ}}=12 \mathrm{~m}\)

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