SOLUTION
This question can be solved by applying the trigonometry ratio principle (SOHCAHTOA)
Step 1: State the given
Opposite side = 4
Hypotenuse side = 12
Step 2: State the trigonometry ratio that will be used to solve for angle A.
![\sin A=\frac{\text{opposite side}}{hypotenuse\text{ side}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/q9rvcj1c5nzzcqw0fm8esdhy5exsxxnje0.png)
Step 3: Substitute the given into the ratio and solve for A.
![\begin{gathered} \sin A=(4)/(12) \\ \sin A=0.33333 \\ A=\sin ^(-1)(0.33333) \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/u753woghreje1mrgvaxwtk1m6csmll3vdz.png)
![A=19.47\text{ degrees}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/vcb0fl4d4eqmz3dqdd7wxp0be9fs5p715z.png)
The answer is D.