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Which is the best approximation for the measure of angle ABC?

Side AB = 20
Side BC = 10.5
Angle C is the right triangle
Angle B = x

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Answer:

58.33°. or C

Explanation:

User Juli
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We can find the approximate measurement of angle ABC and it is equal to 180°. The summation of all angles in a triangle is 180°.
Solving for x or angle B, we need to used Pythagorean theorem and SOH CAH TOA.
Solving for angle A:
sinA = 10.5/20
A = 31.67°

Solving for angle B:
180° = ∠C + ∠B + ∠A
180° = 90° + ∠B + 31.67
∠B = 58.33°

The x value is 58.33°.
User Jeroen Wyseur
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