Answer:
15 degrees
Explanation:
okay haha
so basically the cosine of an angle is the side adjacent to it, divided by the hypotenuse. the sine is the side opposite to that angle divided by the hypotenuse, and the tangent is the side opposite to that angle divided by the side adjacent to it.
in this case we are given the angle and the side opposite to it which is 10, and we are also given the hypotenuse of 39.
what trig function deals with opposite and hypotenuse?
the answer is sine
so we would find the sine of that angle which equals to opposite over hypotenuse:
sin(angle) = 10/39
but, they are asking for the inverse trig function. the inverse of sine is arcsin.
so :
arcsin(10/39) = angle
in a calculator, this would be equal to about 14.857 which is closest to 15.