Question

Triangle ABC, where Angle C is the Right Angle in the lower left. Side CB is a leg of the triangle and is horizontal--going left and right. Side CA is another leg of the triangle and is vertical--going up and down. Angle A is up on top and is 41 degrees. Angle B (the other acute angle) is unknown. The hypotenuse AB is 30 feet in length. What is the height of the triangle (Side CA)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Answer 1

CA = 22.6 ft

Explanation:

For the known angle A, leg CA is the adjacent leg.

Side AB is the hypotenuse.

The trigonometric ratio that relates the adjacent leg tot eh hypotenuse is the cosine.

cos A = adj/hyp

cos 41° = CA/(30 ft)

CA = 30 ft * cos 41°

CA = 22.6 ft