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A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a tree. The base of the ladder is 8 feet away from the tree base. Using the inverse of sine, what is the approximate angle between the ladder and the tree? (1 point)

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25°

90°

32°

58°

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
32°

Reason: At the top, sin θ = opposite/hypotenuse = 8/15, so θ = sin⁻¹(8/15) ≈ 32.2° ≈ 32°.