Firemen are using a 60-foot ladder to reach
the top of a 45-foot building.
B
60 ft
45 ft
a. Calculate the distance from the bottom
of the ladder to the base of the building.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
b. Use the cosine ratio to compute the
measure of the angle formed where the
ladder touches the top of the building.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
