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Solve the following problem.

The base of a 25ft. ladder is positioned 7ft. away from an office building situated on a slight hill, and the ladder and ground form a 6262^{\circ} angle. At what angle and at what height does the ladder touch the building?

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Given data:

a=lengthladder=25\begin{equation*} a= length_{ladder} = 25 \end{equation*}

b=7\begin{equation*} b=7 \end{equation*}

θ=62°\begin{equation*} \theta=62\text{\textdegree} \end{equation*}

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