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Question 526987: a rectangle has a width that is three times longer than its length. find the measure of the angle formed between a drawn diagonal and the shorter side of the rectangle Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a rectangle has a width that is three times longer than its length. find the measure of the angle formed between a drawn diagonal and the shorter side of the rectangle
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Let length be "x":
Then width is "3x":
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Find the measure of the angle formed between a drawn diagonal and the shorter side of the rectangle.
invtan(3x/x) = invtan(3) = 71.57 degrees
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Stan H.
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