A field in the shape of a right triangle is bordered on one side by a stream, on another side by a road, and on a third side by a fence.
What angle does this stream make with the road?
Round only your final answer to the nearest degree.
Let theta be the angle the stream makes with the road.
\(\cos \theta = \dfrac{20}{27}\\ \theta = \cos^{-1}\dfrac{20}{27}\approx 42^{\circ}\)
This stream makes a 42-degree-angle with the road.