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Instructions: Find the measure of the indicated angle to the nearest degree.

Instructions: Find the measure of the indicated angle to the nearest degree.-example-1

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Answer:

40°

Explanation:

You want the acute angle in the right triangle with opposite side 19 and adjacent side 23.

Tangent

The tangent relation in a right triangle is ...

Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

Here, that means ...

tan(?) = 19/23

? = arctan(19/23) ≈ 39.5597°

To the nearest degree, the angle is 40°.

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