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Find A. Round to the nearest thousandth of a degree if necessary.

Find A. Round to the nearest thousandth of a degree if necessary.-example-1
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This is a right triangle, so we can use trig functions

We know that tan theta = opp side/ adj side

tan A = CB/ AC

tan A = 8/4

Taking the inverse tan of each side

tan ^-1 ( tan A) = tan ^-1 ( 2)

Using the inverse tan button on your calculator

tan ^ -1 (2)

A = 63.43494

Rounding to the nearest thousandth

A = 63.435

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