document.write( "Question 713203: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 26cm, and the length of one leg is 10cm. Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of the smallest angle of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #438325 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 26cm, and the length of one leg is 10cm. \n" ); document.write( " Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of the smallest angle of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find the measure of the angle enclosed by the hypotenuse and the 10 cm leg \n" ); document.write( "Use the cosine; side adj/hypot \n" ); document.write( "cos(A) = \n" ); document.write( "A = 67 degrees, \n" ); document.write( "Find the smallest angle: 180 - 90 - 67 = 23 degrees \n" ); document.write( " |