SOLUTION: Alexandra needs to reshingle her roof. She leans a ladder against the the wall of the house so that the top of the ladder is 8 feet above the ground. The bottom of the ladder is 5

Question 819866: Alexandra needs to reshingle her roof. She leans a ladder against the the wall of the house so that the top of the ladder is 8 feet above the ground. The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the base of the wall. Find the angle formed between the ladder and the house. Round the answer to the nearest whole degree.

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tan(A) = 5/8
A = arctan( 5/8 )
A = 32 degrees
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