i would like to know the degree of angle, i already know the the opposite and adjacent

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Guest Jun 29, 2015

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Use the fact that tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent, so angle = tan^-1(opposite/adjacent) .

On many calculators (including the one on the home page here) tan^-1 is called atan (press 2nd then atan), which is short for arctan.

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Alan Jun 29, 2015

Alan · Answer 1 · 2015-06-29T10:17:17

Use the fact that tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent, so angle = tan^-1(opposite/adjacent) .

On many calculators (including the one on the home page here) tan^-1 is called atan (press 2nd then atan), which is short for arctan.

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