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1 October, 06:05

What are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle in which one acute angle measures 19° and the hypotenuse is 15 units long?

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  1. 1 October, 09:56
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    So you have a right angle triangle. You need to use trig for this, as you have two values you can figure out a third.

    You know that you have

    90 deg. angle

    19 deg. angle

    Therefor you have 71 deg. angle

    sin19 = x/15

    15sin19 = x

    x = 2.2

    Now do Pythagoras c^2-b^2=a^2

    a = 14.8

    So the sides are 2.2 and 14.8 units long. (If these numbers are wrong tell me and I'll edit answer)
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