A ladder leans against the wall and reaches a
point 24 feet up the wall. The base of the ladder
is 6 feet from the wall.
What is the measure of the angle that the ladder makes with the wall? Explain
The base would represent the side adjacent to the angle and the height up the wall would be the opposite side. Using the tangent^-1 (opposite over adjacent) function we are looking for the tan^-1 of 6/24 or 14.04°
