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Hypotenuse is 9, adjacent leg is 7 what is angle

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Answer:

38.9°

Explanation:

Using the cosine ratio in the right triangle

cosΘ =
(adjacent)/(hypotenuse) =
(7)/(9), thus

Θ =
cos^(-1) (
(7)/(9) ) ≈ 38.9° ( to 1 dec. place )

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