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Calculate and theta, and then find the size of PQR to the nearest degree.
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Calculate and , and then find the size of to the nearest degree.
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The diagram shows a triangle with an altitude from to . Let the foot of the altitude be .
We have two right-angled triangles: and .
Given:
Calculate using .
In , the side opposite to is , and the side adjacent to is .
We use the tangent function:Calculate using .
In , the side opposite to is , and the side adjacent to is .
We use the tangent function:Calculate .
The angle is the sum of and :
Round to the nearest degree.
The values are:
(to one decimal place)
(to one decimal place)
The size of to the nearest degree is .
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