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The hypotenuse and one of the legs of a right triangle form an angle that has a cosine of 2 2 . what is the measure of the angle?

a.30 degrees
b.45 degrees
c.60 degrees
d.90 degrees

User Suhas NM
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the correct question is
The hypotenuse and one of the legs of a right triangle form an angle that has a cosine of 2/2 .
What is the measure of the angle?

Let
∅--------> the angle
cos ∅=√2/2
cos
∅=[distance of one of the leg/hypotenuse]
[distance of one of the leg/hypotenuse]=√2/2

I could say that
distance of one of the leg=√2
and
hypotenuse=2
so
applying the Pythagorean theorem
c=hypotenuse=2
a=√2
b=?
c²=a²+b²-------> b²=c²-a²------> b²=2²-(√2)²-----> b²=2-----> b=√2

therefore
if a=b
then
the angle ∅=45°

the answer is the option
b.45 degrees
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