Question

A 12-foot ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house as shown.

A 12 foot ladder is leaning against a house to form angle x. The distance between the house and the bottom of the ladder is 4 feet. The angle between the house and the ground is 90 degrees.

What is the value of x, rounded to the nearest degree?

x ≈
°

According to the manufacturer, if the angle the ladder forms with the ground, x, is between 70° and 75°, then it meets safety standards.

Is this ladder being used safely?

Answer 1

Answer: x = 71 degrees. Yes, the ladder meets safety standards

Discussion:

The problem describes a right triangle with hypotenuse 12, the side against the ground is 4, and the angle between those two sides is "x". For this triangle,

cosx = (side adjacent to angle) / hypotenuse

= 4 / 12

= 1/3

To find "x" take the inverse cosine of each side to find that :

x is approximately 70.52 degrees. That's 71 degrees rounded to the nearest degree.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: x = 71

yes

Explanation: