SOLUTION: The proper angle for a ladder is about 75 degrees from the ground. Suppose you have a 6 foot ladder. How far from the house should you place the base of the ladder? Round to the hu

Question 1200969: The proper angle for a ladder is about 75 degrees from the ground. Suppose you have a 6 foot ladder. How far from the house should you place the base of the ladder? Round to the hundredths. (2 decimal places)
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cosine(75) = d / 6
d is the distance from the foot of the ladder to the vertical wall.
6 is the length of the ladder.
solve for d to get:
d = 6 * cosine(75) = 1.552914271 feet from the wall.
round to 1.55.

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