A ladder 10 ,m long is placed against a vertical wall

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Problem

A ladder 10\,m long is placed against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 6\,m away from the wall. If

\theta

is the angle that the ladder makes with the ground, what is

\sin \theta

? (a)

\dfrac{3}{5}

(b)

\dfrac{4}{5}

(c)

\dfrac{3}{4}

(d)

\dfrac{2}{5}