SOLUTION: 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.
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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. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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.
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Find the measure of the angle enclosed by the hypotenuse and the 10 cm leg
Use the cosine; side adj/hypot
cos(A) =
A = 67 degrees,
Find the smallest angle: 180 - 90 - 67 = 23 degrees
