4. Gill wants to reach a movie commercial from a building, 60 feetabove the street. If Gill has a 64-foot ladder, at what angle must heplace the bottom of the ladder to reach the commercial?

We can solve the given problem by using the trigonometric ratios

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Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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Chapter12: Angle Relationships And Transformations

Section12.3: Angles And Polygons

Problem 18E

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4. Gill wants to reach a movie commercial from a building, 60 feet above the street. If Gill has a 64-foot ladder, at what angle must he place the bottom of the ladder to reach the commercial?