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I have a right angled triangle which i know all the angles of. I have the length of one side which is adjacent to the right angle. How can I work out the length of the hypotenuse and the other side?
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∙ 14y ago
Use tangent to find the other leg, and the sine or cosine to find the hypotenuse.
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What is the equation for finding the sine and cosine and tangent of a triangle?
For finding the angles in a right angled triangle the ratios are: sine = opposite divided by the hypotenuse cosine = adjacent divided by the hypotenuse tangent = opposite divided by the adjacent
Trigonometry if a right triangle has a 65 and 35 degree angles and a hypotenuse of 8 what is the adjacent angle?
The total sum of angles in any right triangle is 180 degrees. The total sum of angles in the question would amount to 190 degrees and therefore no such right angled triangle is possible.
Real life examples of adjacent angles?
In a right angle triangle the adjacent angle is at the base of the hypotenuse and next to the right angle
How do you name a triangle by its angles than its sides?
An acute angled triangle, right angled triangle or obtuse angled triangle.
Can you find the hypotenuse of a right triangle when only one side length is known and all three angles?
Yes. You will need to use trigonometry. sin (angle) = opposite/hypotenuse cos (angle) = adjacent/hypotenuse tan (angle) = opposite/adjacent
What is the equation for finding the sine and cosine and tangent of a triangle?
For finding the angles in a right angled triangle the ratios are: sine = opposite divided by the hypotenuse cosine = adjacent divided by the hypotenuse tangent = opposite divided by the adjacent
Is there such thing as a right angled triangle?
Yes, there is such thing as a right-angled triangle. The measure of the adjacent and opposite form together to create a 90 degree angle. That means that the measure of the hypotenuse and adjacent must be 45 degrees and the hypotenuse and opposite measures to 45 degrees.
Trigonometry if a right triangle has a 65 and 35 degree angles and a hypotenuse of 8 what is the adjacent angle?
The total sum of angles in any right triangle is 180 degrees. The total sum of angles in the question would amount to 190 degrees and therefore no such right angled triangle is possible.
When does right-angle triangle have least hypotenuse?
When it is an isosceles right angled triangle: with angles that are 90-45-45.
How do you determine which is the adjacent side of a right triangle?
There are three sides, hypotenuse, opposite and adjacent. But the adjacent and opposite are not fixed sides: it depends on which of the two acute angles you are examining.For either of the non-right angles, the adjacent side is the one which forms the angle, along with the hypotenuse. For the given angle θ, the length of the adjacent side compared to the hypotenuse (adjacent/hypotenuse) is the cosine (cos θ).
Real life examples of adjacent angles?
In a right angle triangle the adjacent angle is at the base of the hypotenuse and next to the right angle
What is the side adjacent to the forty degrees of a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 6 meters and one of its angles measure forty degrees?
The side adjacent to the forty degrees of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 6 meters and one of its angles measuring forty degrees is: 4.6 meters.
What is the ratio of angles in right angled triangle when it opponent side is twice of its adjacent side?
Approx 2.39 to 1
How do you name a triangle by its angles than its sides?
An acute angled triangle, right angled triangle or obtuse angled triangle.
Can you find the hypotenuse of a right triangle when only one side length is known and all three angles?
Yes. You will need to use trigonometry. sin (angle) = opposite/hypotenuse cos (angle) = adjacent/hypotenuse tan (angle) = opposite/adjacent
A scalene triangle can also be an what triangle?
a scalene can be a right-angled triangle or a obtuse angled triangle or a acute angled triangle depending on the angles of the triangle.
How do you find the measures of triangles and identify them by their sides and angles?
For a right angled triangle, if you are looking for the hypotenuse (the side that doesn't touch the angle), use Pythagoras - a2=b2+c2 "a" is the hypotenuse
