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Solve Right Triangle with One Leg & Angle

This document provides a lesson on solving right triangles when given the length of one leg and the measure of one acute angle. It includes examples demonstrating how to find the missing angles and sides using trigonometric functions (TOA and SOH). Additionally, it offers practice exercises and an assignment for further application of the concepts learned.

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Solve Right Triangle with One Leg & Angle

This document provides a lesson on solving right triangles when given the length of one leg and the measure of one acute angle. It includes examples demonstrating how to find the missing angles and sides using trigonometric functions (TOA and SOH). Additionally, it offers practice exercises and an assignment for further application of the concepts learned.

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Module1.

4
Solve Right Triangle Given the Length of One Leg
and the Measure of One Acute Angle

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:


- solve right triangle given the length of one leg and measure of an one acute angle
Example 1.

In right triangle ACB angled at C, if ∠A = 63° and a = 11 cm, find ∠B, b, c.

Solution: A

b c

C a=11 B

Solve for ∠B:


In rt. ∆ ACB, ∠B and ∠A are complementary angles.
a.

∠B + ∠A = 90°
∠B = 90° – 63°
∠B = 27°

Use TOA, b is the adjacent side of ∠A and a is the opposite side of ∠A.
b. Solve for b:

opposite
tan A =
adjacent
a
tan A =
b
11
tan 63°=
b
b tan 63° = 11
11
b=
tan 63 °
11
b=
1.9626
b = 5.60 cm

Use SOH. c is the hypotenuse of a rt. ∆ and a is the opposite side of ∠A.
c. Solve for c:

opposite
sin A =
hypotenuse
a
Sin A =
c
11
Sin 63° =
c

1
c Sin 63° = 11
11
c=
sin 63°
11
c=
0.8910
c = 12.35 cm
Example 2.
Sketch the figure and solve each triangle ACB angled at C, given that
m∠B=30° and b=11
B

c
a

C b=11 A

a. Solve for ∠A:


Solution:

∠A and ∠B are complementary angles


∠A+∠B=90°

∠B=90°-30°
30°+∠B=90°

∠B=60°

Since a is the adjacent side and b is the opposite side of ∠B, use TOA.
b. Solve for a:

opposite
tan B =
adjacent
b
tan B =
a
11
tan 30° =
a
atan 30°=11
11
a=
tan 30 °
11
a=
0.577
a=19.1

c is the hypotenuse and b is the opposite of ∠B of right triangle ACB,use SOH.


c. Solve for c:

opposite
sin B =
hypotenuse
b
sin B =
c
11
sin B =
c

2
11
Sin 30=
c
csin 30°=11
11
c=
sin 30°
11
c=
0.5
c=22

Practice Exercises (On your notebook)


Sketch the figure and solve each right ∆ ACB angled at C given the following:
1. If A = 76° and a = 13
Find : B, b, c
2. If A = 22° 22’ and b = 22
Find : B, a, c

Try this out

Sketch the figure and solve each right ∆ ACB angled at C given the following:

1If B = 30° and b = 11

Find : A, a, c

[Link] B = 18° and a = 18

Find: A, b, c
3. If A = 77° and b = 42
Find : B, a, c

Assignment

Solve the missing parts of the given right triangle below.


B

a=18 c

C b A

m∠B=18°

3
ANSWER KEY
Practice Exercises
1. m∠B=14°
b=3.2
c=13.4
2. m∠B=67°38'
a=9.1
c=23.8

Reference: Learner’s Material for Mathematics 9

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