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How would you find the last remaining two angles of a right triangle? Prove your understanding by finding the measures of the acute angles of an 8-15-17 right triangle.

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akiran007

Answer:

The other 2 angles are 28 and 62 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sum of all the angles of a triangle is always equal to 180 degrees.

If two angles are known the third can be found out.

A right angled triangle always has an angle equal to 90 degrees.

If the base is 15 and the perpendicular is 8 and the hypotenuse is 17

then

Tan theta= Perpendicular/base

Tan theta= 8/15

theta = tan⁻¹ 8/15

theta = 28.072

The third angle is 28 degrees which is less than 90 degrees and is acute

This can also be obtained by

cos theta= base / hypotenuse

cos theta= 15/17

theta= cos⁻¹  15/17

theta= 28.072

Now summing up

90+ 28 + x= 180

x= 180-118

x= 62

The third angle is 62 degrees which is also less than 90 degrees.

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