Question

HELP !!! | 20 Points.

Answer 1

Answer:

No. The ladder is too steep.

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of ladder = 17 feet.  This is the hypotenuse.

Side a of a right triangle = 16.6

To answer this, you need one of the trigonometric functions.  

Opposite = 16.5

hypotenuse = 17

The function you need is the sine function.

Sin(theta) = opposite / hypotenuse

sin(theta) = 16.5 / 17

Sin(theta) = 0.97059

theta = sin-1(0.07059)

theta = 76.07

No the ladder is too steep.

Answer 2

Answer:

The ladder will not be safe.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ladder is 17 ft long

The top of the ladder is 16.5 ft above the ground

The ladder makes a right triangle of height = 16.5 ft and hypotenuse = 17 ft

To find the angle the ladder makes with the ground,

Height ÷ hypotenuse = sin angle

i.e $\frac{16.5}{17}$ = sin angle

$sin^{-1}$ angle = 76.1°

So the ladder is not safe since the angle it makes with the ground is greater than 70°.