. Jim is looking at the roof of a new house from the front.  He notices that the roof is triangular in shape with a base 13.6 m.  The left side is 8.0 m long and makes an angle of 70 degrees with the base of the roof.  If this is the only known information,  determine the angle the right side of the roof makes with the base of the roof to the nearest degree.  Be sure to first make a sketch.

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1. Jim is looking at the roof of a new house from the front. 
He notices that the roof is triangular in shape with a base 13.6 m. 
The left side is 8.0 m long and makes an angle of 70 degrees with the base of the roof. 
If this is the only known information, 
determine the angle the right side of the roof makes with the base of the roof to the nearest degree. 
Be sure to first make a sketch.

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