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Find the measure of the indicated angle to the nearest degree.

Find the measure of the indicated angle to the nearest degree.-example-1
User Mnish
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Answer:

? ≈ 20°

Explanation:

using the cosine ratio in the right triangle

cos ? =
(adjacent)/(hypotenuse) =
(16)/(17) , then

? =
cos^(-1) (
(16)/(17) ) ≈ 20° ( to the nearest degree )

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