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A fire department's longest ladder is 110 feet, and the maximum height it can be used for is 100 feet. What is the angle that ladder makes with the ground at the maximum height?

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Check the picture below.

A fire department's longest ladder is 110 feet, and the maximum height it can be used-example-1
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Answer: The angle that the ladder makes with the ground at the maximum height is 65.37 degrees

Explanation:

The triangle ABC is formed by the ladder and the wall is shown in the attached photo.

The angle that the ladder makes with the ground at the maximum height is represented as #. To determine #, we will apply trigonometric ratio

Sin # = 0pposite side / hypotenuse.

Hypotenuse = 110

Opposite side = 100

Sin# = 100/110 = 0.909

# = Sin^(-1)0.909

# = 65.37

A fire department's longest ladder is 110 feet, and the maximum height it can be used-example-1
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