SOLUTION: A ladder 30 ft. long leans against a wall, with it's foot 8 ft. from the wall. Find to the nearest degree which the ladder makes with the level ground? Please give the soluti

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Question 187354: A ladder 30 ft. long leans against a wall, with it's foot 8 ft. from the wall. Find to the nearest degree which the ladder makes with the level ground?

Please give the solution so I can understand it.. thanks^^
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let's see the ladder leaning against the wall:

By Trigonometry Function:
cos%28sigma%29=adj%2Fhyp=Distance%2FL=8%2F30=0.2666667
sigma=cos%5E%28-1%29%280.2666667%29
red%28sigma=74.53%5Eo%29
Thank you,
Jojo