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A triangle has a hypotenuse of length 25 and one leg of length 24. What is the tangent of the larger acute angle of the triangle?

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24 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The Pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the squares of the two legs is equal to the hypotenuse squared.
7
2
+
x
2
=
25
2

I'll use x to represent the unknown leg.
49
+
x
2
=
625
x
2
=
576
x
=
±
24

Eliminate the -24 answer choice; a side length cannot be negative
The other leg is 24 ft.
User Hadaytullah
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Answer:


\sin( \theta) = (24)/(25) \\ \theta = { \sin }^( - 1) ( (24)/(25) ) \\ \theta = 73.7 \degree \\ \\ \tan( \theta) = \tan(73.7 \degree) \\ = 3.4

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