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Find a in degrees. 7 a 15 round to the nearest hundredth​

Find a in degrees. 7 a 15 round to the nearest hundredth​-example-1
User Bek Roz
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Answer:

α ≈ 28.96°

Explanation:

using the tangent ratio in the right triangle

tanα =
(opposite)/(adjacent) =
(√(15) )/(7) , then

α =
tan^(-1) (
(√(15) )/(7) ) ≈ 28.96° ( to the nearest hundredth )

User Simon Whitehead
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