Question

A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a house with its bottom 9 feet from the base of the house. What is the slope of the ladder?

Answer 1

need help

Answer 2

is the question multiple choice?

Answer 3

well is it?

Answer 4

a) 915 b) 24 c) 12 d) 43 e) 15

Answer 5

that's the multiple choice

Answer 6

thanks now I have something to work with

Answer 7

well I got the answer C but then my instructor said I didn't answer the question asked

Answer 8

so what is the question

Answer 9

what is the slope of the ladder?

Answer 10

\[\cos(\theta)=\frac{9}{15}=\frac{3}{5}\]
\[\theta=\cos^{-1}(\frac{3}{5})\] and a calculator

Answer 11

ooooh i get it, they want "slope" as in the slope of the line, not the angle
ok no worries

Answer 12

the base of the triangle is 9, the hypotenuse is 15 so by pythagoras the height is 12

Answer 13

yes im trying to figure out the slope. I got the answer is 12

Answer 14

and
\[\frac{12}{9}=\frac{4}{3}\]

Answer 15

but the slope? I don't know

Answer 16

slope is "rise over run" which in this case is \(\frac{12}{9}\)

Answer 17

oh ok

Answer 18

thx

Answer 19

hold on
are these
a) 915 b) 24 c) 12 d) 43 e) 15
your answer choices? because if so it makes no sense

Answer 20

this is the multiple choice... a) 9/15 b) 24 c) 12 d) 4/3 e) 15

Answer 21

so I guess the answer is d

Answer 22

yes i would go with D

Answer 23

lol ok thanks so much