Asked by puyr

You are making a banner for your cousin's birthday party. You start by cutting out triangle pieces of cardstock paper; to not waste paper, you choose to cut the paper diagonally. Each piece of cardstock paper measures five inches in height with a base of three and a half inches. After cutting, what is the approximate angle formed at the base of the triangle?(1 point)

35°

45°

65°

55°

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the right triangle with legs 5 (height) and 3.5 (base). The base angle θ satisfies tan θ = opposite/adjacent = 5/3.5 = 1.4286, so θ = arctan(1.4286) ≈ 55°.