[SPLIT] a 20 foot ladder leans against a wall....

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thanls but what about this one

a 20 foot ladder leans against a wall. the base of the ladder is located 6 feet from the wall at what angle is the ladder leaning from the ground to the ladder. (asume that the wall and the ladder form a 90 degree angle.

sorry dont know this stuff only had one day in calss with it
 
This is again right-angle-triangle problem.

Draw the picture.

The ladder is the hypotenuese.

The wall and the ground make the perpendicular sides,.

Now try it....
 
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