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What is the value of x to the nearest degree?

A - 28

B - 62

C - 83

D - 86

What is the value of x to the nearest degree? A - 28 B - 62 C - 83 D - 86-example-1
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

User Fonseca
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the answer should be B because

8 = adjacent
15 = opposite

tan = opposite/adjacent

(a good way to remember this is SOH CAH TOA,
Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse - SOH
Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse - CAH
Tan = Opposite/Adjacent - TOA)

tan-1 (15/8) = 61.9
round up to 62.
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