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SohCahToa PLEASE HELP!!!
I don’t understand this

SohCahToa PLEASE HELP!!! I don’t understand this-example-1
User Cjol
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Answer:

3) 57.99°

Explanation:

16 is opposite of x° and 10 is adjacent to x°. Therefore, you use tangent because of SOHCAHTOA.

tan(x°)=opposite/adjacent

tan(x°)=16/10

tan⁻¹(tan(x°))=tan⁻¹(16/10)

x°=57.99461679°=58°

So the closest choice is 3) 57.99°

User Rajath
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Answer:

57.99 °

Explanation:


tan( x ) = (16)/(10) \\ x = arctan( (16)/(10) ) \\ x = 57.99 \: degrees

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