SOLUTION: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 18. One of the triangle's acute angles measures 65 degrees. What is the length of the triangle's shortest side?
A. 16.31
B. 8.48
C.
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A. 16.31
B. 8.48
C.
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Question 725904: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 18. One of the triangle's acute angles measures 65 degrees. What is the length of the triangle's shortest side?
A. 16.31
B. 8.48
C. 7.61
D. 6.23
(answer is said to be C but don't understand how to solve it, help please!) Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 18. One of the triangle's acute angles measures 65 degrees. What is the length of the triangle's shortest side?
A. 16.31
B. 8.48
C. 7.61
D. 6.23
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Short side = 18*cos(65)
= 7.61
