Triangle L N M is shown. Angle L N M is 90 degrees and angle N M L is 20 degrees. The length of L N is 21.
1 answer:
Angle L: 70°
The trigonometric ratio used to solve for NM is the tangent ratio.
NM = 57.7 [nearest tenth]
<h3>How to Apply the Trigonometric Ratios?</h3>Using the triangle sum theorem, find angle L.
Angle L = 180 - 90 - 20 = 70°
Using the tangent ratio, we can use ∠M and LN to solve for NM
Tan 20 = 21/NM [tan ∅ = opposite/adjacent]
NM = 21/tan 20
NM = 57.7 [nearest tenth]
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