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In the triangle below, determine the measure of angle A

In the triangle below, determine the measure of angle A-example-1
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Answer:

m∠A ≈ 65°

Explanation:

We use the inverse trig ratio tan⁻¹ to solve this problem.

m∠A = tan⁻¹(
(15)/(7)) --- plug in opposite and adjacent sides of A into tan⁻¹

m∠A ≈ 65° --- solve tan⁻¹(
(15)/(7)) with calculator


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