Question

Given right triangle ABC, where side "c" is the hypotenuse, angle A measures 50 degrees, and side b measures 13 m, find the length of side c.

Answer 1

In a right triangle, the angle opposite the hypotenuse (side c) is always 90 degrees, so we can use the trigonometric function sine to find the length of side c.

sin(A) = opposite / hypotenuse

sin(50) = b / c

so c = b / sin(50)

c = 13 m / sin(50)

c ≈ 22.361 m

So the length of side c is approximately 22.361 meters