Answer:
56.7°
Explanation:
A rectangle is 5.1 cm wide and each diagonal is 9.3 cm long. What is the measure of the angle between a diagonal and the shorter side of the rectangle to the nearest tenth of a degree?
We solve this question using the Trigonometric function of Sine
From the question, we are told that:
A rectangle is 5.1 cm wide
and each diagonal is 9.3 cm long.
Since we have a diagonal, this means the shape is transformed to a triangle.
The width of the rectangle = Adjacent side of a triangle = 5.1cm
The diagonal of the rectangle = Hypotenuse = 9.3cm
Hence,
cosθ = Adjacent/Hypotenuse
cosθ = 5.1/9.3
cosθ = 0.5483870968
θ = arccos(0.5483870968)
θ = 56.743568714°
Approximately = 56.7°
The measure of the angle is 56.7°