a 12 ft ladder is leaning against a building. if the base of the ladder is 5 ft from the base of the building, what is the angle of elevation of the ladder in degrees? (round your answer to one decimal place.)

Respuesta :

The angle of elevation of the ladder in degrees is 65.2°.

Let us assume the angle of elevation be theta. It can be calculated using cos function. Forming the relation -

cos theta = base Ă· hypotenuse, where base is the distance between ladder and building and hypotenuse is the length of ladder. Keep the values in formula to find the value of cos theta.

cos theta = 5 Ă· 12

Performing division on Right Hand Side of the equation

cos theta = 0.42

Calculating the value of theta now.

theta = [tex] {cos}^{-1} [/tex] 0.42

theta = 65.2°

Hence, the angle of elevation is 65.2°.

Learn more about angle of elevation -

https://brainly.com/question/88158

#SPJ4