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2 Ladders Leaning Against a Tree
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Description: Illustration of 2 ladders leaning against opposite sides of a palm tree to form similar right triangles. The angles of elevation from the ground to where the ladders meet the tree are congruent. Illustration can be used for problems involving proportions.
Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology Clipart ETC (Tampa: University of South Florida, 2007)
Keywords: similar triangles, triangle, proportion, proportions, ratio, ratios, ladders leaning against tree, palm trees, ladder, right, perpendicular, Pythagorean theorem, congruent, angle of elevation, depression, angles
Copyright: 2009, Florida Center for Instructional Technology. See license.
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