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3. What is the value of x to the nearest degree?

3. What is the value of x to the nearest degree?-example-1
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Check the picture below.


tan(x )=\cfrac{\stackrel{opposite}{13}}{\underset{adjacent}{6}}\implies tan^(-1)[tan(x)]~~ = ~~tan^(-1)\left( \cfrac{13}{6} \right) \\\\\\ x~~ = ~~tan^(-1)\left( \cfrac{13}{6} \right)\implies x\approx 65^o

Make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.

3. What is the value of x to the nearest degree?-example-1
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