Question

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A right triangle upper A upper B upper C. The right angle, labeled B, is on the bottom left. The hypotenuse, side upper A upper C, slopes downward left to right. All sides are assigned values.
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Use the inverse of tangent to solve for the approximate angle measure of vertex C
, rounded to the nearest whole degree.

(1 point)

59°

39°

53°

37°

Answer 1

Angle C has opposite side 4 and adjacent side 3, so tan(C) = 4/3.
C = arctan(4/3) ≈ 53.13° ≈ 53°.

Answer: 53°.