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A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a 30 foot wallthe bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wallhow many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

12 feet.


If a 15foot ladder is leaning against a 30foot wallthe bottom of the ladder is 9feet from the wallhow many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

Use Pythagoras' theorem: 152-92 = 144 and the square root of 144 is 12 Answer: 12 feet


A 40 foot ladder is placed against a building the ladder forms a 75 degree angle with the ground How high up the building does the ladder reach?

115


A ladder is leaning against a wall If the angle is between the ground and the ladder at 60 degrees and the wall is 4m how long is the ladder Give exact values?

If the angle between the ladder and the ground is 60 deg, and you know the angle between the ground and the wall is 90 deg, then you have a 30-60-90 degree triangle, which is a common triangle. You should memorize this one. The commonest sides of this right triangle are 4-5-6, with the longest side being the hypoteneuse, in this case the ladder leaning from the ground to the wall. The wall is 4m high, the base of the ladder would be 5m out from the wall, and the length of the ladder is 6m.


A painter is painting a mural on a wall. He has a 20-foot ladder. He needs to work on a part of the wall that is 16 feet above the ground. How far from the base of the building should he place the foo?

Using Pythagoras' theorem the the foot of the ladder should be 12 feet away from the base of the building.

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Can you move a ladder on a Gibraltar pool?

If it is an above ground yes


A firefighter places a ladder against a building The ladder forms a 47 angle with the ground What is the measure of the angle between the ladder and the building?

43 degresses


How important is a ladder in a swimming pool?

Ladder's are very important in a swimming pool. If you don't have a ladder, people can get hurt. If there is an emergency and someone needs help, it would take a while for the person to get help.


A woman has a ladder that is 13 feet long. if she sets the base of the ladder on level ground 5 feet from the side of the househow many feet above the ground will the ladderbewhenitrestsonthehouse?

12 feet


A 5 foot ladder is leaning against a 4 foot wall How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

9


A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a 30-foot wall The bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wall How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

12


If A ladder leaning against a wall makes a 60 angle with the ground the base of the ladder is 3 m from the building how high above the ground is the top of the ladder?

This answer uses trigonometry to avoid a lot of work:tangent = opposite/adjacent and tangent*adjacent (base of ladder from the building) = opposite (height of ladder above ground)So: tangent 60 degrees*3 = 5.196152423Therefore: Top of the ladder above ground = 5.2 meters correct to one decimal place.More laborious methodThe right triangle formed by the wall, ground and ladder has sides in the ratio of 1::2::sq-rt-of-3. The shortest side is the one opposite the 30 degree angle, i.e., the given distance from wall to base of the ladder--3 m.The length of the ladder represents the hypotenuse of the triangle, and is twice as long, hence 6 m.And the height of the ladder's top from the ground is proportional to the third side whose length is sq-rt-3 times that of the shortest side. Sq-rt-3 is about 1.732, so height of the ladder's top at the wall is about 5.20 m, or 520 cm.


A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a 30 foot wallthe bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wallhow many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

12 feet.


A ladder that leans against a building makes an angle of 49 degree with the ground and reaches a point on the building 12m above the ground Find the length of the ladder to the nearest meter?

The ladder forms a right angle with the building: the ground and the building forming the right angle and the ladder forming the hypotenuse. If the length of the ladder is L metres, then sin(49) = 12/L So L = 12/sin(49) = 15.9 = 16 metres.


Are in-ground or above-ground pools better?

Above ground pools are cheaper to install. They offer an easy safety feature which is taking the ladder away while the pool is not in use. In ground pools offer a deeper pool that you can do laps and exercise more freely.


Can a roofer who wants to repair your roof that is 28 feet above the ground level use a 28 foot ladder?

No. since the ladder must be on an angle it must have room so that the length of the ladder is equal to the 282 + (distance between bottom of ladder and house)2.


Can a roofer who wants to repair your roof that is 28 foot above the ground level use a 28 feet ladder?

No. since the ladder must be on an angle it must have room so that the length of the ladder is equal to the 282 + (distance between bottom of ladder and house)2.