document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=843559>Question 843559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the answer to this equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the value of x to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan x degrees= 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508223 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><B>thejackal(72)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=thejackal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=508223\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tan (x) = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = tan^-1(5) = 78.69006753\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the nearest tenth are the numbers 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80, and 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in our case we can neglect the numbers after the decimal and focus on the first two. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 is closer to 80 than it is 70 so the answer is 80 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "food for thought, what do you think the nearest tenth would have been if x was 75.2, 74.8 or 75?\r<BR>\n" );
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