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A 20 foot ladder is lean against a building. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet from the building. Find the
angle the ladder makes with the building.

A 20 foot ladder is lean against a building The foot of the ladder is 6 feet from the building Find theangle the ladder makes with the building class=

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05-05-2017

cos(theta) = adjacent/hypotenuse

cos(theta) = 6/20
cos(theta) = 0.3

Use the inverse cos or cos^-1 on your calculator to get the angle

theta = 72.5

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