1. **State the problem:** We have a cuboid ABCDEFGH with given lengths AD = 9 cm, FD = 13 cm, and angle GHF = 49°. We need to find the size of angle FAH, rounded to the nearest degree.
2. **Understand the cuboid and points:** In a cuboid, edges meeting at a vertex are perpendicular. Points F, A, H, and D are vertices of the cuboid. We use the given angle GHF = 49° to find relationships between edges.
3. **Identify vectors:** Consider vectors \( \overrightarrow{FA} \) and \( \overrightarrow{AH} \) to find angle FAH.
4. **Use the given lengths:** AD = 9 cm (height), FD = 13 cm (length), and angle GHF = 49° (angle between edges at vertex H).
5. **Calculate the length FH using angle GHF:**
Since GHF is the angle between edges GH and HF, and GH is parallel to AD (9 cm), HF is 13 cm, then by cosine law in triangle GHF:
$$ FH = \sqrt{GH^2 + HF^2 - 2 \times GH \times HF \times \cos(49^\circ)} $$
$$ FH = \sqrt{9^2 + 13^2 - 2 \times 9 \times 13 \times \cos(49^\circ)} $$
Calculate:
$$ FH = \sqrt{81 + 169 - 234 \times \cos(49^\circ)} $$
$$ FH = \sqrt{250 - 234 \times 0.6561} $$
$$ FH = \sqrt{250 - 153.56} = \sqrt{96.44} \approx 9.82 \text{ cm} $$
6. **Find angle FAH:**
Vectors \( \overrightarrow{FA} \) and \( \overrightarrow{AH} \) are perpendicular edges meeting at A. Using the dot product formula:
$$ \cos(\angle FAH) = \frac{\overrightarrow{FA} \cdot \overrightarrow{AH}}{|FA||AH|} $$
Since FA and AH are edges of the cuboid, their lengths are FD = 13 cm and AD = 9 cm respectively, and they are perpendicular, so angle FAH is 90°.
7. **Final answer:**
$$ \boxed{90^\circ} $$
Angle FAH is 90 degrees.
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