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Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Trigonometry

Section1.3: Right Triangle Trigonometry

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Sam is 50 miles away from the statue of of liberty. the statue is 151 feet tall. What angle does the statue form in the ground.

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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