SOLUTION: In the right triangle ABC, angle C measures 90 degree. The length of leg AC is 7 and the length of the hypotenuse AB is 12. a)Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of angle A.

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Question 199111: In the right triangle ABC, angle C measures 90 degree. The length of leg AC is 7 and the length of the hypotenuse AB is 12.
a)Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of angle A.
b)Find, to the nearest integer, the length of BC.
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In the right triangle ABC, angle C measures 90 degree. The length of leg AC is 7 and the length of the hypotenuse AB is 12.
a)Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of angle A.
sin(A) = 7/12
A = 36º
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b)Find, to the nearest integer, the length of BC.
BC^2 = 12^2 - 7^2 = 95
BC = ~ 10