SOLUTION: what is the bottom leg of a right triangle when the hypotenuse is 15 and has a degree of 44?
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Question 828075: what is the bottom leg of a right triangle when the hypotenuse is 15 and has a degree of 44?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the bottom leg of a right triangle when the hypotenuse is 15 and has a degree of 44?
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Draw the picture:
Let the bottom leg be "x".
Note: Assumning the 44 degree angle is the base angle,
cos(44 degrees) = x/15
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x = 15*cos(44) = 10.79
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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