Question

A man with his eye level 6 feet above the ground is standing 3 feet away from the base of a 15-foot vertical ladder. If he looks to the top of the ladder, at what angle above the horizontal is he looking? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

Answer:

71.6°

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the diagram

ED = 6 feet

DA = EB = 3 feet

AC = 15 feet

AB = ED = 6 feet

BC = AC - AB = 15 - 6 = 9 feet

Let the angle is θ from the horizontal

By the triangle EBC

tanθ = BC / EB = 9 / 3

tanθ = 3

θ = 71.6°

Thus, the angle from the horizontal is 71.6°.

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