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sara is painting her house. to paint the second floor, she needs to lean her 15 foot ladder against her house to reach a point that is 11 feet above the ground

A) What is the angle of elevation that Sara's ladder will form with the ground?
B) How far from the base of the house should Sarah place the base of her ladder?

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Answer:

A) 47.17

B) 10.2 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

dont forget to switch the calculator to degrees when doing this

For A)

arcsin(11/15)=angle of elevation

47.17=angle of elevation

For B)

tan(47.17)=11/x

11/tan(47.17)=x

10.2=x

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Angle of elevation is equals to 47.14 degrees and distance from the base of the house is equals to [tex]2\sqrt{26} foot[/tex].

What is angle of elevation?

" Angle of elevation is defined as the angle between horizontal plane and the observation line of sight."

Formula used

[tex]sin\alpha = \frac{opposite side}{hypotenuse}[/tex]

Pythagoras theorem

[tex](Hypotenuse)^{2} = (Perpendicular)^{2} + (Base)^{2}[/tex]

According to the question,

Length of the ladder ' hypotenuse'= 15 foot

Height to reach a point ' perpendicular' = 11feet

'[tex]\alpha[/tex]' represents the angle of elevation

[tex]'x'[/tex] represents the base of the house

Substitute the value to get the value of angle of elevation we have,

   [tex]sin\alpha = \frac{11}{15}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]\alpha = sin^{-1} (0.7333)[/tex]

[tex]\alpha = 47.14[/tex] degrees

Substitute the value in the formula to get the value of base we have,

[tex](15)^{2}= (11)^{2} +x^{2}[/tex]

⇒[tex]x^{2} = 225 - 121[/tex]

⇒[tex]x^{2} = 104[/tex]

⇒[tex]x=\sqrt{104}[/tex]

[tex]x= 2\sqrt{26}[/tex] foot

Hence, angle of elevation is equals to 47.14 degrees and distance from the base of the house is equals to [tex]2\sqrt{26} foot[/tex].

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