Find tan A for the triangle below.

Consider the following triangle. If cos , what is the measure of the angle?

Find tan A for the triangle below.

Find cos–10.9455 to the nearest degree
Find sin–10.9563 to the nearest degree.
Using a scientific calculator or graphing calculator to find the inverse tangent of the ratio. Round to the nearest degree.

Find the angle with a tangent ratio of 0.4877.
Find the angle with a tangent ratio of 0.9325.
Find tan A for the triangle below.

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.

Consider the following triangle. If sin , what is the measure of the angle?

The Sears Tower in Chicago is 1454 feet high. Sketch and find the angle of elevation from a point 750 feet from the base to the top of the tower. Relate your answer to the nearest tenth.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a ramp can rise no more than 1 ft for every 12 ft of horizontal distance. What is the maximum angle that the ramp can form with the ground?
Find tan–11.4826 to the nearest degree.
A surveyor is standing 550 feet from the base of a redwood tree in the California Redwood Forest. The tree is 362 feet tall. Sketch a drawing that models the situation and then find the angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the spot where the surveyor is standing.
Find tan A for the triangle below.

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