Question

The legs of a right triangle measure 5 inches and 7 inches. If theta is the angle between the 5-inch leg and the hypotenuse, sin theta = ____.

A. .58
B. .81
C. .71
D. .07

Please explain answer. Thank you!

Answer 1

Oo this one is a little tricky :)
They didn't give you a picture to assist you.
Instead they're giving you information and hoping you can draw the picture yourself.

Answer 2

Here is a right triangle with legs of length 5 and 7.

Answer 3

Based on the way I drew this,
should we place the angle theta in the `bottom right` of the triangle?
or the `upper left` corner?

Answer 4

bottom right?

Answer 5

@KJ4UTS
theta is the angle between the 5-inch leg and the hypotenuse

Answer 6

correct