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Use trigonometry to find the unknown parts of the right triangle.

A right triangle, ABC with, with sides, a, b, and hypotenuse c has one angle A = pi/3
and a = 6. Find the unknown sides and angle

Use trigonometry to find the unknown parts of the right triangle. A right triangle-example-1
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We can use the trigonometric ratios to solve for the unknown sides and angle:

Since A = π/3, we know that the opposite side (a) is 6 and the adjacent side (b) is unknown.

sin(A) = opposite/hypotenuse

sin(π/3) = 6/c

√3/2 = 6/c

c = 12/√3 = 4√3

cos(A) = adjacent/hypotenuse

cos(π/3) = b/4√3

1/2 = b/4√3

b = 2√3

Finally, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the remaining side:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + (2√3)^2 = (4√3)^2

36 + 12 = 48

√48 = 4√3

Therefore, the unknown sides are b = 2√3 and c = 4√3, and the unknown angle is B = π/2 - π/3 = π/6.

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