A ladder 35 feet in length rests against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall. What angle, θ, does the ladder make with the ground?

Which of the following equations can be used to solve the problem?

cosθ = 10/35

sinθ = 10/35

tanθ = 10/35

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Hugh Pruitt

Mathematics

1 March, 15:57

A ladder 35 feet in length rests against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall. What angle, θ, does the ladder make with the ground?

Which of the following equations can be used to solve the problem?

cosθ = 10/35

sinθ = 10/35

tanθ = 10/35

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Nicholas Hammond · Answer 1

Cos (theta) = 10/35

This is because the cos is equal to the adjacent side over the hypotenuse, and both of these values are given to you (adjacent side = 10 feet and hypotenuse=35 feet).

A ladder 35 feet in length rests against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall. What angle, θ, does the ladder make with the ground?Which of the following equations can be used to solve the problem?cosθ = 10/35sinθ = 10/35tanθ = 10/35

A ladder 35 feet in length rests against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall. What angle, θ, does the ladder make with the ground?

Which of the following equations can be used to solve the problem?

cosθ = 10/35

sinθ = 10/35

tanθ = 10/35