Question

Calculate the approximate degree measure of the angle, given the following expression: tan(y°) = 4.12 Round your answer to the nearest tenth.​

Answer 1

y ≈ 76.4°

Explanation:

To solve for the angle a trigonometric function is being used on, we have to use the inverse of the trigonometric function.

Inverse of tan(y°) = 4.12:

`tan^-1(4.12) = y`

Next, I used a scientific calculator to find the angle measure of y.

`76.4 = y`