Question

A roofer must set up a 40-foot ladder against the side of a house. He sets the ladder so that the distance from the base of the ladder to the wall is 1/5 of the length of the ladder. To the nearest degree, what acute angle does the ladder make with the ground? (Hint: Sketch the problem before solving.)

Oct 3, 2014

cos theta = .2

Oct 3, 2014

0.999

Nov 12, 2017

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