If a ladder 35 m. long is placed so as to reach a window 20 m. high, what angle does it make with the level ground? Make a right triangle with hypotenuse=35 and leg(height)=20 then use CAH, Cosine = adyacent / hypotenuse. Calculated with TrianCal, angle ≈ 34.85° .
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