In right triangle , angle measures . What is the measure of angle in degrees?
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- 0. Review of College Algebra4h 43m
- 1. Measuring Angles40m
- 2. Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles2h 5m
- 3. Unit Circle1h 19m
- 4. Graphing Trigonometric Functions1h 19m
- 5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Basic Trigonometric Equations1h 41m
- 6. Trigonometric Identities and More Equations2h 34m
- 7. Non-Right Triangles1h 38m
- 8. Vectors2h 25m
- 9. Polar Equations2h 5m
- 10. Parametric Equations1h 6m
- 11. Graphing Complex Numbers1h 7m
2. Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles
Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles
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Given a right triangle where is one of the angles, which of the following could be the measure of ?
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Recall that in a right triangle, one angle is exactly 90\degree, and the other two angles must add up to 90\degree because the sum of all angles in any triangle is 180\degree.
Identify that the angle \( m\angle ABC \) must be one of the two non-right angles, so its measure must be less than 90\degree.
Evaluate each given angle option to see if it is less than 90\degree, since any angle greater than or equal to 90\degree cannot be one of the acute angles in a right triangle.
Recognize that angles 127\degree and 120\degree are greater than 90\degree, so they cannot be the measure of \( m\angle ABC \) in a right triangle.
Conclude that the only possible measure for \( m\angle ABC \) from the given options is 60\degree, as it is less than 90\degree and fits the properties of angles in a right triangle.
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