Question

a 40-foot ladder leans outside against a the cafeteria. The ladder’s base is 20 feet from the cafeteria. To the nearest degree, what is the angle the ladder makes with the ground

Answer 1

Answer:

60 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

We use trigonometry of a right angled triangle:

Adjacent side = 20 ft, Hypotenuse = 40 ft.

cos x = adjacent / hypotenuse = 20/40 = 1/2

x = 60 degrees.