Question

A right triangle’s legs are 8 and 3.5 meters long. What is the measure of the smallest leg in degrees?

Answer 1

Smallest angle?

Answer 2

SohCahToa

Answer 3

I think its tangent which would be opposite/adjacent.

Answer 4

Here are the answer choices:

11.5°
23°
90°
35°

Answer 5

Well, it's not 90

Answer 6

I think you're going to have to do inverses here to find angles

Answer 7

Yes how do I do an inverse

Answer 8

First we have to make sure which one we need to use

Answer 9

\[\tan^{-1} \](8/3.5)

Answer 10

How would I calculate this on a calculator.

Answer 11

Get a TI-Nspire