Question

A 40-foot ladder is used to reach the top of a 24-foot wall. If the ladder extends 10 feet past the top of the wall, find the

measure of the angle that the ladder forms with the horizontal ground. Answer to the nearest degree

Answer 1

53

Explanation:

24+30= 54 which is about 53, so the answer would be 53.

Answer 2

53

Explanation:

The sin of a = opposite over hypotenuse.

sin(a)=24/30

sin(a)=0.8

a=The inverse sin of 0.8

a=53.13