Question

A right triangle has an angle that measures 55º. The leg adjacent to this angle has a length of 43 cm. The length of the other leg of the triangle is ____ cm. Sketch the problem and label known quantities first. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

43/tan55

Answer 2

ok... This is how I intrepretted the question



in your diagram you have labelled the hypotenuse as 43 cm... so you cannot use tan...

Answer 3

the adjacent side and hypotenuse always make up the given angle...

Answer 4

o we did sin right?

Answer 5

well if your diagram is correct, then you will need you could use either sin or cos... as you haven't identified the side you need to find.

Answer 6

so it be 43/55sin