Question

Given the indicated parts of triangle ABC with y= 90 degrees, approximate the remaining parts. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) a = 26, b = 54

a=
b=
c=

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

It's asking you to solve for the degrees of the other angles or the length of the sides?

Answer 3

The degrees of a and b but the side of c

Answer 4

Ok, is there an image?

Answer 5

one second

Answer 6

Thanks for the help by the way.

Answer 7

Sure, I'll do my best. :)

Answer 8

Is it okay if i attach a word document with the Image on it?

Answer 9

Yeah that's okay

Answer 10

Okay, so I'm assuming side C is the hypotenuse. To solve for the length of the hypotenuse, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem! :) a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Just plug in the known values for a and b and solve for c.
26^2 + 54^2 = c^2
676 + 2916 = c^2
3592 = c^2
c = \[2\sqrt{898}\]

Answer 11

To solve for the other angles you can use what you've learned about Since, Cosine, or Tangent. :) Is there a picture of the triangle? That way I'll know the position of each angle and side to be sure.

Answer 12

how did you get to 2 square root of 898, instead of just a number with a decimal

Answer 13

no, theres no picture

Answer 14

Oh, that's because I simplified the square root of 3592. But in decimal form that would be an irrational decimal, but rounds to about 59.93.

Answer 15

okay, youve been so helpful! I think i will be able to get the other answers.

Answer 16

is there anyway i can give you good rep? sorry this is my first time using this site. Do i just press best response?

Answer 17

Lol okay, so I'm just going to guess the triangle looks something like this...