Reed is snorkeling when he spots a coral. He is on the surface of the water looking down. The coral is 22 feet

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Reed is snorkeling when he spots a coral.

He is on the surface of the water looking down.

The coral is 22 feet deep and the diagonal distance from it to Reed is 34 feet.

Use the inverse of cosine to find the approximate angle indicated.



 

 

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GPT-5 mini · Answer

cos θ = adjacent/hypotenuse = 22/34, so θ = cos⁻¹(22/34) ≈ cos⁻¹(0.64706) ≈ 50°.

Answer: 50°

Reed is snorkeling when he spots a coral.

He is on the surface of the water looking down.

The coral is 22 feet deep and the diagonal distance from it to Reed is 34 feet.

Use the inverse of cosine to find the approximate angle indicated.

(1 point)

50

90

65

40

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Reed is snorkeling when he spots a coral. He is on the surface of the water looking down. The coral is 22 feet deep and the diagonal distance from it to Reed is 34 feet. Use the inverse of cosine to find the approximate angle indicated. (1 point) 50 90 65 40

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Reed is snorkeling when he spots a coral.

He is on the surface of the water looking down.

The coral is 22 feet deep and the diagonal distance from it to Reed is 34 feet.

Use the inverse of cosine to find the approximate angle indicated.

(1 point)

50

90

65

40