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Trying to find the missing info

Trying to find the missing info-example-1

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Answer:

43°

Explanation:

You want the measure of an angle in a right triangle that has opposite side 16 and adjacent side 17.

Tangent

The tangent relation is ...

Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

In this figure, that means ...

tan(?) = 16/17

Arctangent

The value of the angle is found using the inverse tangent function. (The calculator mus be in degrees mode.)

? = arctan(16/17)

? ≈ 43°

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