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Help me solve for the right triangle

Help me solve for the right triangle-example-1

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B = 50

a = 10.9

c = 17.0

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Step-by-step explanation:

This is a right triangle, so the acute angles are complementary, meaning they add to 90

B+40 = 90

B+40-40 = 90-40

B = 50

Also, because this is a right triangle, we can use trig ratios to compute the missing sides

tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent

tan(40) = a/13

a = 13*tan(40)

a = 10.908

a = 10.9

cos(angle) = adjacent/hypotenuse

cos(40) = 13/c

c*cos(40) = 13

c = 13/cos(40)

c = 17.0

note: make sure your calculator is in degree mode

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