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Posted by Abram on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:29pm.

A ladder leans against a house at a point 19 feet high. The ladder is 25 feet long. What is the measure of the angle formed by the ladder against the house?

• trig - Reiny, Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:42pm

  let the angle be Ø
  so sinØ = 19/25
  
  set your calculator to the units you need and take
  sin^-1 (19/25)
  

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