a 20ft. ladder is leaning against a wall so that the foot of the ladder is 9ft. from the buss of the wall what angle does the ladder make with the ground? what is the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the house? based in trigonometry
cosØ = 9/20 = .45
Ø = appr 63.3°
y^2 + 9^2 = 20^2
solve for y to get the height
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To find the angle that the ladder makes with the ground, as well as the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the house, we can use trigonometric functions.
Let's label the three sides of the right triangle formed by the ladder, the wall, and the ground. The length of the ladder, which is the hypotenuse, is 20ft. The distance from the foot of the ladder to the base of the wall is 9ft, so we can label it as the adjacent side (A). The distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall is the opposite side (O).
We can use the trigonometric function cosine (cos) to find the angle. The cosine of an angle is equal to the adjacent side divided by the hypotenuse.
cos(angle) = A / Hypotenuse
Substituting the known values:
cos(angle) = 9 / 20
To find the angle, we need to take the inverse cosine (arccos) of both sides of the equation:
angle = arccos(9 / 20)
Using a calculator, we can find the value of arccos(9 / 20) to get the angle.
To find the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the house, we can use the trigonometric function sine (sin).
The sine of an angle is equal to the opposite side divided by the hypotenuse.
sin(angle) = O / Hypotenuse
Substituting the known values:
sin(angle) = O / 20
To find O, we can rearrange the equation:
O = sin(angle) * 20
Using the calculated value of the angle, we can find the value of sin(angle) and calculate O.
Remember, always double-check your calculations and use a calculator or trigonometric tables to find the angle and distances accurately.