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find, correct to the nearest degree, the acute angle that has a tangent of 2/5
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find, correct to the nearest degree, the acute angle that has a tangent of 2/5?
could you please explain to me how one works out step by step how one solve the question:
find, correct to the nearest degree, the acute angle that has a tangent of 2/5

Convert the fraction to a decimal value:
2/5 = 0.4

Use the inverse tangent function to find the angle.
arctan 0.4 = 21,8 degrees
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