SOLUTION: A 24-foot pole is leaning against a wall. It touches the wall 12 feet above the ground. Find the measure of the angle that the pole makes with the ground. Round your answer to the

Question 523444: A 24-foot pole is leaning against a wall. It touches the wall 12 feet above the ground. Find the measure of the angle that the pole makes with the ground. Round your answer to the nearest degree.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 24-foot pole is leaning against a wall.
It touches the wall 12 feet above the ground. Find the measure of the angle that the pole makes with the ground. Round your answer to the nearest degree.
:
We can use the sine of the angle where; side opposite = 12, hypotenuse = 24
Sin(A) =
A = 30 degrees
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