SOLUTION: the two legs of a right triangle have lenghts of 15 inches and 8 inches. Find the measure of the smaller acute angle.
I tried to do tan=opp/adj, is it on the right path?
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Question 264225: the two legs of a right triangle have lenghts of 15 inches and 8 inches. Find the measure of the smaller acute angle.
I tried to do tan=opp/adj, is it on the right path?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the two legs of a right triangle have lenghts of 15 inches and 8 inches. Find the measure of the smaller acute angle.
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That's right, it's tan = 8/15
Angle =~ 28.07º
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