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A 16 foot ladder is used to scale a 14.5 foot wall. At what angle of elevation must the ladder be situated in order to reach to the top of the wall? Round to the nearest degree.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

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Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Chapter5: Trigonometric Functions: Right Triangle Approach

Section5.CT: Chapter Test

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A 16 foot ladder is used to scale a 14.5 foot wall. At what angle of elevation must the ladder be situated in order to reach to the top of the wall? Round to the nearest degree.

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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