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ABC is a right triangle, so by Pythagoras' theorem,


AB^2+AC^2=BC^2\implies BC=√(4^2+9^2)=√(97)

Then by the law of sines,


(\sin A)/(BC)=(\sin C)/(AB)\iff\frac1{√(97)}=\frac{\sin C}4\implies\sin C=\frac4{√(97)}


\implies C=\sin^(-1)\frac4{√(97)}\approx24^\circ

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