SOLUTION: y = 1/2x + 1 Find the measures of the acute angle that each line makes with a horizontal line. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Question 188584: y = 1/2x + 1
Find the measures of the acute angle that each line makes with a horizontal line. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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y = 1/2x + 1
Find the measures of the acute angle that each line makes with a horizontal line. Round your answer to the nearest tenth
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The slope of the line is 1/2, which is the tangent of the angle makes with the x-axis.
Angle = arctan(0.5) = ~26.6 degrees