SOLUTION: A detective discovered that a bullet passed through a window at a point 4�2�� from the floor. It lodged in a wall 14�8�� from the hole in the window and 7� up on the wall. At what

Question 821547: A detective discovered that a bullet passed through a window at a point 4�2�� from the floor. It lodged in a wall 14�8�� from the hole in the window and 7� up on the wall. At what angle from the horizontal was the bullet fired? Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = (14*12 + 8) = 176 in
y = 7*12 = 84 in
tan(A) = y/x
A = arctan(y/x)
A = arctan(84/176)
A = 25.51387
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answer:
A = 25.5 degrees
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