SOLUTION: A sail is in the form of a right triangle. The angle at its lower edge is 57o. Which is the size of the angle formed at the top of the sail?

Question 736524: A sail is in the form of a right triangle. The angle at its lower edge is 57o. Which is the size of the angle formed at the top of the sail?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A sail is in the form of a right triangle. The angle at its lower edge is 57o. Which is the size of the angle formed at the top of the sail?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with the base angle = 57 deg
The angle at the top is 90-57 = 33 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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