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PLEASE HELP IM LITERALLY SO STRESSED RIGHT NOW. pleaseeeeeeee :(((

PLEASE HELP IM LITERALLY SO STRESSED RIGHT NOW. pleaseeeeeeee :(((-example-1

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First, we can find the opposite side of the ABC triangle by setting up this ratio:

tan(30) = (BC)/(48)

Solve for BC:

48tan(30) = BC = 27.71

Now, we can set up the ratio for the triangle BCD and solve for angle D:

tan(D) = (27.71)/(16)

Solve for D:

D = tan^(-1)( (27.71)/(16) ) = 59.99

Since it says round to the nearest degree, the answer's 60°.
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