SOLUTION: The legs of a right triangle are lengths x and x 3. The cosine of the smallest angle of the triangle is ____

SOLUTION: The legs of a right triangle are lengths x and x 3. The cosine of the smallest angle of the triangle is _____.

Question 966428: The legs of a right triangle are lengths x and x 3. The cosine of the smallest angle of the triangle is _____.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, GrantJones:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What does "x 3" mean?
Answer by GrantJones(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Now h = sqr(x^2 + x(sqr3)^2)
= sqr(x^2 + 3x^2)
= sqr(4x^2)
= 2x
Your answer is h = 2x
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