document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148271>Question 148271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to the nearest tenth of a degree, find the sizes of the acute angles in the right triangle whose hypotenuse is 2.5 times as long as its short leg. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume the short side is adjacent to the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(z) = adjacent/hypotenuse = 1/2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find z, use arccosine(1/2.5) = z = 23.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So one angle is 23.6 degrees and the other one is 180-90-23.6 = 66.4degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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