document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588295>Question 588295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 24 foot ladder is leaning against a building. Let x be the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the building and let theta be the angle between the ladder and the ground.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is to express theta as a function of x. The furthest I can get on this is to set up this: cos(theta)=(x/24) I do not know what to do next? Thank you!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374454 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374454\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simply take the arccosine of both sides to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta+=+arccos%28x%2F24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta+=+arccos%28x%2F24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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