A roofer must set up a 40-foot ladder against the side of a house. He sets the ladder so that the distance from the base of the ladder to the wall is 1/5 of the length of the ladder. To the nearest degree, what acute angle does the ladder make with the ground?

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anonymous · Answer

Um, hey, you haven't started this yet, have you?

anonymous · Answer

i got the last answer

anonymous · Answer

What I mean is, have you started working through it on your own?

anonymous · Answer

yea i have its basically a traingle right

anonymous · Answer

Look, I can't judge intentions, but have you read the code of conduct yet? http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct

anonymous · Answer

i understand where ur coming from i got an answer for my own just want to compare it to others

anonymous · Answer

Ok, well I'd need to see a worked out attempt before I'd feel comfortable offering any more help. Also, it's good etiquette to thank people with a click on the "best response" button if the answer actually helped you. Gratitude is the currency with which you invest in future help.

anonymous · Answer

And that's all my lecturing for tonight. :)

anonymous · Answer

i see where your coming from i  just started yesterday so iam getting used to everything

anonymous · Answer

Totally understand. Good luck with your studies. (And now I need to get back to mine).

anonymous · Answer

good luck dude we do what we gotta do