SOLUTION: How do you find the calculator apporximation of the measure of angleA when tanA=0.8?

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Question 206154: How do you find the calculator apporximation of the measure of angleA when tanA=0.8?
Found 2 solutions by Targetweek, Marth:
Answer by Targetweek(62) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it depends on what calculator you have either type in .8 and then press the tan^-1 function or the other way around and round to 4 decimal places (or 2)

Answer by Marth(57) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your calculator should have a button (or shift button) marked atan or tan^(-1). Both of these mean for inverse tangent, or arctangent.
tanA = 0.8
A = atan(0.8)