SOLUTION: In right triangle XYZ, the right angle is located at vertex Y. The length of line segment XY is 12.4 cm. The length of line segment YZ is 15.1 cm.what is the approximate measure

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Question 1025680:
In right triangle XYZ, the right angle is located at vertex Y. The length of line segment XY is 12.4 cm. The length of line segment YZ is 15.1 cm.what is the approximate measure of angle YZX?

Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan+%28theta%29+=+opposite+side+%2F+adjacent+side
tan theta} = 12.4%2F15.1
= 0.82
Therefore theta = 39.35 deg