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Using trig to solve for the missing angle

Using trig to solve for the missing angle-example-1
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Explanation:

Since there is a 45 and 90 degree angle, this is a 45-45-90 triangle. The legs are equal in a 45-45-90 ttiangle. The hypotenuse sqr root of 2 times more than the legs. So this means the hypotenuse measure is


18 √(2)

So we can set up a equation.


{18}^(2) + {x}^(2) = ({18 √(2)) }^(2)


x = 18

So the missing side is 18

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