= 50 6m Run 4. Claire is putting up patio lights. She rests a ladder against the house. For safety, the distance from the foot of the ladder to the house should be about one quarter of the ladder's height. a) What should the slope of the ladder be? m= b) How far away should the foot of the ladder be from the house? c) What angle of elevation does the ladder make with the ground, to the nearest degree?
= 50 6m Run 4. Claire is putting up patio lights. She rests a ladder against the house. For safety, the distance from the foot of the ladder to the house should be about one quarter of the ladder's height. a) What should the slope of the ladder be? m= b) How far away should the foot of the ladder be from the house? c) What angle of elevation does the ladder make with the ground, to the nearest degree?
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4. Claire is putting up patio lights. She rests a ladder against the
house. For safety, the distance from the foot of the ladder to
the house should be about one quarter of the ladder's height.
a) What should the slope of the ladder be?
6m
m =
b) How far away should the foot of the ladder be from the house?
c) What angle of elevation does the ladder make with the
ground, to the nearest degree?
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