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

Solve the right triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.-example-1
User Thleo
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Answer:

A = 43°

b = 26.8

c = 36.7

Explanation:

✔️Find A:

A + 90° + 47° = 180° (sum of triangle theorem)

A + 137° = 180°

Subtract 137° from each side

A = 180° - 137°

A = 43°

✔️Find b and c by applying trig functions:

Reference angle = 47°

Opposite = b

Hypotenuse = c

Adjacent = 25

To find b, apply TOA:

Tan 47° = Opp/Hyp

Tan 47 = b/25

25*Tan 47 = b

26.8092178 = b

b = 26.8 (nearest tenth)

To find c, apply CAH:

Cos 47° = Adj/Hyp

Cos 47° = 25/c

c*Cos 47° = 25

c = 25/Cos 47°

c = 36.6569796

c = 36.7 (nearest tenth)

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