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The hypotenuse of right triangle ABC, line segment AC, measures 13 cm. The length of line segment BC is 5 cm.

What is the approximate difference between m∠C and m∠A?

34.8°
44.8°
46.3°
47.9°

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If AC is the hypotenuse and BC = 5, then triangle is 5-12-13 so angle A has sin A = 5/13 → A ≈ arcsin(5/13) ≈ 22.62°.
Then C = 90° − A ≈ 67.38°. The difference ≈ 67.38° − 22.62° = 44.76° ≈ 44.8°.

Answer: 44.8°.