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Solve the right triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

m∠A = _____ degrees

m∠B = _____ degrees

AB = ____ units

(40 points)

Solve the right triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth. m∠A = _____ degrees-example-1
User Adrina
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Answer:

m∠A = 50°

m∠B = 40°

AB = 15.5 units

Explanation:

This is a right trangle, so we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate AB.

AC² + BC² = AB²

AB² = 11.9² + 10²

AB² = 141.61 + 100

AB = √241.61

AB ≈ 15.5 units

Since this is a right triangle, we only need the angle measurement of either m∠A or m∠B to calculate the angle measurement of the other.

I will use sine function to calculate the angle measurements of A and B. Try to use a more precise value for AB than the rounded answer so our angle measurement will be closer to the actual angle.

sin(m∠B) = 10/15.54381

m∠B = sin⁻¹(10/15.54381)

m∠B = 40.04°
Round to nearest tenth, so m∠B = 40°

m∠A + m∠B + 90° = 180°

m∠A + 130° = 180°

m∠A = 50°

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