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Find correct to the nearest degree, the acute angle formed by the lines y = 2x + 5 and 2y = x - 6

A.

76

B.

53

C.

37

D.

14

Correct answer is C

tanθ = m1 - m2
1 + m1m2


y = 2x + 5
m1 = 2
2y = x - 6

y = 1
2
x - 3

 

m2 = 1
2

 

tanθ = 2 - 12
1+2(12)

tanθ =  32 ÷ (1+1)

tanθ = 32 ÷ 2

tanθ = 3
4

θ = tan1(34)

θ = 36.87º
θ = 37º