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A firefighter is attempting to escape a burning building. If the window is of the man's apartment is 18 feet above the ground and the ladder is 25 feet long, what is the angle of elevation?

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37.75⁰

Step-by-step explanation:

Height of the building = 18 feet (vertical height)

Height of the ladder = 25 feet (Hypotenuse)

We solve this using tan θ = [tex]\frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}[/tex]

therefore θ = tan⁻¹ ([tex]\frac{18}{25}[/tex])

θ (Angle of elevation) = 37.75⁰

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