SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is of length 28 and one of the sides is of length 11. what is the measure of either of the acute angles in degrees?

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Question 344527: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is of length 28 and one of the sides is of length 11. what is the measure of either of the acute angles in degrees?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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From trig, the opposite angle (alpha)from the 11 side would follow,
sin%28alpha%29=11%2F28=0.3929
theta=23.1degrees
The other angle, beta, would be,
beta=90-23.1=66.9degrees