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A 24-foot ladder touches a building 20 feet up the wall. What is the measure of the angle the ladder makes with the ground? (ACB)? 

or 34 is the last option

A 24-foot ladder touches a building 20 feet up the wall. What is the measure of the-example-1
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34 degrees


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User Mattias Buelens
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I believe that the answer is 56. If you use trig, the equation becomes sin-1 (20/24). Punch that into a calculator and the answer is 56.4, so 56 is the closest answer.
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