SOLUTION: I know I am suppose to use Trigonometry for this problem, but I have no how to start it. Please Help!! And how would I put the formula into a calculator? A detective discovered

Question 935721: I know I am suppose to use Trigonometry for this problem, but I have no how to start it. Please Help!! And how would I put the formula into a calculator?
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 Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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
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The horizontal distance x is 176 inches.
The vertical distance y is 84 - 50 = 34 inches.
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tan(angle) = y/x

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