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  • 11-05-2018
  • Mathematics
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A ship's sonar detects a submarine 880 feet below a point on the ocean's surface 1450 ft dead ahead of the ship. to the nearest degree, find the angle x.

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Mindaka
Mindaka Mindaka
  • 20-05-2018
The situation is shown in the picture attached.

You are given the two legs of the rectangular triangle, therefore, in order to find the angle, you need to apply the tangent definition:
tan(x) = Opposite leg / Adjacent leg

Now, invert the formula:
x = tan⁻¹(O / A)
  = tan⁻¹ (880 / 1450)
  = tan⁻¹ (0.60689)
  = 31.25°

Hence, angle x is 31°. 
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obritschkewitsc
obritschkewitsc obritschkewitsc
  • 26-11-2019

Answer:

The measurement x is 31°

Step-by-step explanation:

I redid the answer below and got the same one.  Hence, you know what your doing, dude.

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