Given at the figure 1
A right triangle of legs of 10 and 16
We need to find the angle x
The side of 16 represent the opposite side of the angle x
The side of 10 represents the adjacent side of the angle x
According to the known sides, we can find x using tan function :
So,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan x=\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ \\ \tan x=\frac{16}{10}=1.6 \\ \\ x=\tan ^{-1}1.6=57.995 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Rounding to the nearest degree
So, the measure of angle x = 58
