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  • 20-02-2020
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In a right triangle, one of the acute angels has an exact measure as tan-1(1.5). The leg opposite the angle has a length of a 3 m. What is the length of the adjacent leg ?

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  • 23-02-2020

Answer:

  2 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The tangent of an angle is the ratio ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

Here, you have ...

  1.5 = (3 m)/Adjacent

  Adjacent = (3 m)/1.5 = 2 m . . . . . multiply by Adjacent/1.5

The length of the adjacent leg is 2 m.

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