Calculate the smallest angle of a right- angle triangle if its shorter sides are 50cm and 60cm.

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asked May 24, 2024 189k views

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Marcel Gangwisch · Answer 1 · 2024-05-30T15:50:15+0000

Work Shown

tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent

tan(angle) = 50/60

tan(angle) = 5/6

angle =
$\tan^(-1)(5/6)$

angle ≈ 39.80557

Round this approximate value however needed.