Find c, the hypotenuse, rounded to four decimal places, in a right triamgle with b=16 and B=55 degrees?

a) 11.2033

b) 19.5330

c) 22.6274

d) 27.8951

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Bobby Velazquez

25 February, 16:15

Find c, the hypotenuse, rounded to four decimal places, in a right triamgle with b=16 and B=55 degrees?

a) 11.2033

b) 19.5330

c) 22.6274

d) 27.8951

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Heaven Greene · Answer 1

In order to calculate the value of the hypotenuse we use knowledge on trigonometric functions. For this case, we can use the sine function. We do as follows:

sin 55 = 16 / c

c = 19.5330

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Find c, the hypotenuse, rounded to four decimal places, in a right triamgle with b=16 and B=55 degrees?a) 11.2033b) 19.5330c) 22.6274d) 27.8951

Find c, the hypotenuse, rounded to four decimal places, in a right triamgle with b=16 and B=55 degrees?

a) 11.2033

b) 19.5330

c) 22.6274

d) 27.8951