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A ladder is placed 30 inches from a wall. It touches the wall at a height of 50 inches from the ground.

The angle made by the ladder with the ground is degrees, and the length of the ladder is inches.

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Kenya Hopkins

14 January, 18:25

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A ladder is placed 30 inches from a wall. It touches the wall at a height of 50 inches from the ground.

The angle made by the ladder with the ground is degrees, and the length of the ladder is inches.

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Aracely · Answer 1

To find the length of the ladder, you need to do Pythagorean theorem.

50^2 + 30^2 = x^2

2500 + 900 = x^2

x^2 = 3400

x = square root of 3400

58.31 OR 10 root34

To find the angle:

tan theta = opposite/adjacent

50/30 = 5/3

theta = tan inverse of 5/3

= 59.04

Type the correct answer in each box. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.A ladder is placed 30 inches from a wall. It touches the wall at a height of 50 inches from the ground.The angle made by the ladder with the ground is degrees, and the length of the ladder is inches.

Type the correct answer in each box. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

A ladder is placed 30 inches from a wall. It touches the wall at a height of 50 inches from the ground.

The angle made by the ladder with the ground is degrees, and the length of the ladder is inches.