A few days ago
Anonymous

math help please?

a ladder 25 feet long leans against a building and reaches a point 23.5 above ground find to the nearest degree the angle that the ladder makes with the ground

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A few days ago
mikezcim

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25 would be the hypotenuse.

23.5^2 + x^2=25^2

552.25 + x^2 =625

x^2 =72.75

x = about 8.5294

Now 8.5294/25 =34.11

your answer is 34.11 degrees(i think)

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