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What are the missing angle measures in triangle ABC?

1.4° and 88.6°
18.6° and 71.4°
35.5° and 54.5°
44.4° and 45.6°

What are the missing angle measures in triangle ABC? 1.4° and 88.6° 18.6° and 71.4° 35.5° and-example-1
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35.5° and 54.5°

solve though tangent
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we know that

In the right triangle ABC


A+
B=90 ------> by complementary angles

so

Step
1

Find the measure of angle B

we know that


tan\ B=(opposite\ side\ angle\ B)/(adjacent\ side\ angle\ B)

in this problem


opposite\ side\ angle\ B=7in\\ adjacent\ side\ angle\ B=5in

so


tan\ B=(7)/(5) \\ \\ B=arc\ tan(7)/(5) \\ \\ B=54.5\ degrees

Step
2

Find the measure of angle A


A+B=90\\ A=90-B\\ A=90-54.5\\ A=35.5\ degrees

therefore

the answer is the option

35.5° and 54.5°




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