SOLUTION: The measure of the shortestleg of a right triangle is 12 ft and the measure of the hypotenuse is 24 ft. What is the measure of the smallest angle?

Question 312123: The measure of the shortestleg of a right triangle is 12 ft and the measure of the hypotenuse is 24 ft. What is the measure of the smallest angle?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Whenever the short leg of a right triangle is half the measure of the hypotenuse, the smallest angle is, depending on your method of measurement, either 30 degrees or

radians. Also, the other angle is either 60 degrees or

radians, and the measure of the longer leg is

times the measure of the hypotenuse.

John

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