what is the angle if the adjacent side is 48 and the opposite side is 1290?
thanks!
As long as this is in a right triangle, and the opposite and adjacent sides are not the hypotenuse...
tan( angle ) = opposite / adjacent
Plug in the values we know for opposite and adjacent.
tan( angle ) = 1290 / 48
Take the inverse tangent of both sides.
angle = arctan( 1290 / 48 )
Put this into a calculator to get...
angle ≈ 87.869º
As long as this is in a right triangle, and the opposite and adjacent sides are not the hypotenuse...
tan( angle ) = opposite / adjacent
Plug in the values we know for opposite and adjacent.
tan( angle ) = 1290 / 48
Take the inverse tangent of both sides.
angle = arctan( 1290 / 48 )
Put this into a calculator to get...
angle ≈ 87.869º