SOLUTION: if an a-frame house is 45 feet high and 32 feet wide, what is the measure of the angle that the roof makes with the floor?

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Question 179395: if an a-frame house is 45 feet high and 32 feet wide, what is the measure of the angle that the roof makes with the floor?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Fombitz:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Half of the width is 16 ft
The height is 45 ft
45/16 is the tangent of the
angle that the roof makes with
the floor
tan%28theta%29+=+45%2F16
tan%28theta%29+=+2.8125
theta+=+70.43degrees answer

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Split the 32 feet in half.

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The tangent of angle A would be
tan%28A%29=opp%2Fadj=45%2F16=2.8125
A=70.4