Question

A triangle has side lengths of 5, 12, and 13 units. Fill in theblanks below.

Answer 1

The triangle is a right triangle because

`5^2+12^2=13^2`

These lenghts form a Pythagorean triple. The approximate measure of the smaller angle is

`\arcsin ((5)/(13))\text{ }\approx22.62^(\circ)`