A room is 18 feet long, 15 feet wide, and has an 8-foot ceiling. A cord is stretched from the floor at the southwest corner to the ceiling at the northeast corner. What angle does the cord make with the floor?
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Diagonal = √(18^2 + 15^2 + 8^2) = √649 Show more…
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