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for a given right triangle , side a =490 feet and side b =960 feet what is the measure of angle B to the nearest degree ?

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Hello,
2 possibilities:

1)
b is the hypotenuse and than B=90°

2)
or tan B=960/490=1.9591...
==>B=62.9594...°≈63°

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