Answer: So we'll use trig to solve this because it's a right triangle. The hypotenuse is the ladder (h) and the two smaller sides are the ground and the vertical wall (w).
That angle ladder makes with the ground = €
SOH: sin € = opposite/hypotenuse
No the ladder won't be safe!!!
Now let's make it safe:
The ladder's length (w) is constant, so stays 12
So now let's ask in an inequality what height will be safe (75° or less)
what does that mean?? well as long as you put the ladder against the wall so that the height from ground to top of the ladder is < 11.6 ft!!
Hope that helps! :-D
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