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Use the inverse of the tangent ratio to find the approximate measure of angle A. Rounded to the nearest whole degree. The numbers are 5, 12, and 13.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use A = arctan(opposite/adjacent).

- If the side opposite A is 5 and the adjacent is 12: A = arctan(5/12) ≈ arctan(0.4166667) ≈ 22.62° → 23° (nearest degree).
- If the side opposite A is 12 and the adjacent is 5: A = arctan(12/5) ≈ 67.38° → 67°.

(Those two are complementary: 23° and 67°.)