A right triangle contains a 15° angle
(a) if one leg has length 12 inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

(b) There are two answers. How is this possible?
a. Triangles have three sides and only one side is given.
b. The given side could be adjacent or opposite the given angle.
c. The angle could be in degrees or radians.
d. There is only one answer.

Question

A right triangle contains a 15° angle 
(a) if one leg has length 12 inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

(b) There are two answers. How is this possible?
       a. Triangles have three sides and only one side is given.
       b. The given side could be adjacent or opposite the given angle.
      c. The angle could be in degrees or radians.
      d. There is only one answer.

parthkohli · Answer

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Note that sin = opp/hyp

parthkohli · Answer

Or maybe we can use csc15