hypotenuse is 65 botom leg is 56 and side leg is 33

Use the image to answer the question. Use the inverse of cosine to find the approximate measure of the missing angle θ 𝜃 . (1 point) Responses 90° 90° 30.5° 30.5° 59.5° 59.5° 43° 43°

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To find the angle θ using the inverse cosine, we can use the formula:

\[ \cos(\theta) = \frac{\text{adjacent}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \]

In this case, the bottom leg (56) can be considered as the adjacent side, and the hypotenuse is 65. Thus, we have:

\[ \cos(\theta) = \frac{56}{65} \]

Now, we can calculate the cosine value:

\[ \cos(\theta) = \frac{56}{65} \approx 0.8615 \]

Now we can find θ by taking the inverse cosine:

\[ \theta = \cos^{-1}(0.8615) \]

Calculating this using a calculator or a cosine inverse function:

\[ \theta \approx 30.5° \]

Therefore, the approximate measure of the missing angle θ is 30.5°.