In an oblique triangle ABC, given AB = 30, AC = 15, and angle B = 20°, we need to find angle A.

Let angle C be denoted by α.

Using the Law of Sines, we have:

sin A / 30 = sin α / 15

Multiplying both sides by 30 and simplifying, we get:

sin A = 2 sin α

Also, using the Law of Sines, we have:

sin B / AB = sin C / AC

Substituting the given values, we get:

sin 20° / 30 = sin α / 15

Simplifying, we get:

sin α = 0.5 sin 20°

Using the Law of Cosines, we have:

AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 - 2AB * BC * cos α

Substituting the given values, we get:

15^2 = 30^2 + BC^2 - 2 * 30 * BC * cos α

Simplifying, we get:

BC^2 - 60BC cos α + 225 = 0

Using the quadratic formula, we can solve for BC:

BC = [60 cos α ± sqrt((60 cos α)^2 - 4 * 1 * 225)] / 2

BC = 30 cos α ± 15 sqrt(4 - 3 cos^2 α)

Since BC must be positive, we take the positive root:

BC = 30 cos α + 15 sqrt(4 - 3 cos^2 α)

Now, we can use the Law of Sines to solve for angle A using the equation we derived earlier:

sin A = 2 sin α
Substituting sin α with 0.5 sin 20°, we get:

sin A = sin 20°

Using a calculator, we find that angle A is approximately 20.06°.

Alternatively, we can use the Law of Cosines to solve for angle A:

cos A = (AB^2 + AC^2 - BC^2) / 2AB * AC

Substituting the given values, we get:

cos A = (30^2 + 15^2 - BC^2) / (2 * 30 * 15)

Substituting the expression we derived for BC, we get:

cos A = (30^2 + 15^2 - [30 cos α + 15 sqrt(4 - 3 cos^2 α)]^2) / (2 * 30 * 15)

Simplifying, we get:

cos A = (21 - 18 cos α + 9 cos^2 α) / 50

Using the inverse cosine function, we can solve for angle A:

A = cos^-1[(21 - 18 cos α + 9 cos^2 α) / 50]

Substituting α with the value we obtained from the Law of Sines, we get:

A = cos^-1[(21 - 9 cos 20°) / 50]

Using a calculator, we find that angle A is approximately 20.06°.