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If △ABC is a right triangle, A = 37° and AB = 12, then find the lengths of B C and A C . Round your answers to the nearest integer

Sagot :

Answer:

BC= 9.04

AC= 15.0

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  BC ≈ 9

  AC ≈ 15

Step-by-step explanation:

The side adjacent to the given angle is the one whose length is known, so the relevant trig relations are ...

  Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse   ⇒   cos(37°) = AB/AC

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent   ⇒   tan(37°) = BC/AB

Then the unknown sides are ...

  AC = AB/cos(37°) = 12/cos(37°) ≈ 15

  BC = AB·tan(37°) = 12·tan(37°) ≈ 9

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Additional comment

Rounded to the nearest degree, angles 37° and 53° are the acute angles found in a 3-4-5 right triangle. Since the given side is adjacent to the smallest acute angle (not the hypotenuse), it will correspond to "4" in the 3-4-5 triangle. That means the scale factor is 12/4 = 3, and the other two sides are 3·3 = 9 and 3·5 = 15.

The numbers work out this way only by rounding to tenths or integers.

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