SOLUTION: Find the acute angle between the y axs and a line with a slope of m= -8

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Question 1005762: Find the acute angle between the y axs and a line with a slope of m= -8
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using trig, we look for an angle such that
tan x = 1/8 or
x = tan^(-1) (1/8) = 7.13 degrees