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What is the value of r? Enter your answer in the box. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number. r = units A right triangle has a horizontal leg labeled 12 with its opposite angle labeled 67.4 degrees. The hypotenuse is labeled r.

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12 divided by sin(67.4) = 13
User Chelsea Urquhart
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Answer: 13 units

Explanation:

Given: A right triangle has a horizontal leg =12 units

The opposite angle to the horizontal leg = 67.4 degrees

In trigonometry, the value of sine of an angle (x) in a right triangle is given by:-


\sin x=\frac{\text{side opposite to x}}{\text{Hypotenuse}}

Since, the hypotenuse is labeled as r.

Then , we have


\sin(67.4^(\circ))=(12)/(r)\\\\\Rightarrow\ r=(12)/(\sin (67.4^(\circ)))\\\\\Rightarrow r=(12)/(0.92321021711)\\\\\Rightarrow r=12.9981230467\approx13

Hence, the value of r = 13 units.

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