SOLUTION: if the sides of a right triangle are a=13, b=8, the angle B is?

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Question 150944: if the sides of a right triangle are a=13, b=8, the angle B is?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two sides given, adjacent%28a%29+=+13, opposite%28b%29=8 on a right triangle, we can solve the "angle B" opposite the side b
By function of tangent=opposite%2Fadjacent
------> tan%28beta%29=8%2F13
------> %28beta%29=tan%5E-1%288%2F13%29
------> %28beta%29=31.6degrees
Thank you,
Jojo