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A 6m ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 1.5m from the wall. Calculate the angle (to the nearest tenth) formed between the ladder and the ground.
9 years ago

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Steve
review your basic trig functions.
Draw a diagram, and you can easily see that

cosθ = 1.5/6
9 years ago

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