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At what angle, in degrees, should the agent shoot his laser gun?

At what angle, in degrees, should the agent shoot his laser gun?-example-1
User Chumie
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Answer:

87.7

Explanation:

User ShadowMitia
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Answer: 80.53°

Explanation:

To solve this probelm you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You have a right triangle, let's call the angle asked
\alpha, the opposite side is 324 meters and the adjacents side is 54 meters. Therefore, you have:


tan^(-1)(\alpha)=(opposite)/(adjacent)

2. You must susbstitute values and solve for the angle, as following:


tan^(-1)(\alpha)=(324)/(54)\\\alpha=80.53


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