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A ladder leans against a brick wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall. The ladder reaches a height of 15 feet on the wall. Find to the nearest tenth, the angle the ladder makes with the wall. Show Work..

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Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

Answer is in picture.

We have to use the trig function Tangent, noted as tan.

Tan uses opposite over adjacent sides.

then, to get x by itself, you do
tan^(-1) (tan^-1)

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PLEASE HELP!!! A ladder leans against a brick wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet-example-1
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