Which equation can be used to find the length of Line segment A C? Triangle A B C is shown. Angle A C B is 90 degrees and angle
A B C is 40 degrees. The length of hypotenuse A B is 10 inches, the length of A C is b, and the length of C B is a. (10)sin(40o) = AC (10)cos(40o) = AC StartFraction 10 Over sine (40 degrees) EndFraction = AC StartFraction 10 Over cosine (40 degrees) EndFraction = AC
2 answers:
<u><em>Answer:</em></u>
AC = 10sin(40°)
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u>
The diagram representing the question is shown in the attached image
Since the given triangle is a right-angled triangle, we can apply the special trig functions
<u>These functions are as follows:</u>
sin(θ) = opposite / hypotenuse
cos(θ) = adjacent / hypotenuse
tan(θ) = opposite / adjacent
<u>Now, in the given diagram:</u>
θ = 40°
AC is the side opposite to θ
AB = 10 in is the hypotenuse
<u>Based on these givens</u>, we will use the sin(θ) function
<u>Therefore:</u>
You might be interested in
Answer:
Ф =
Step-by-step explanation:
It is a bit difficult to input the work here, so I uploaded an image
- First we can use the trig identities to change sec²(Ф) to tan²(Ф) + 1
- Then we can combine like terms
- Then we can factor this as a polynomial function
- Then we can set each term equal to zero and solve for Ф
- The first term tan(Ф) - 2 = 0 has no solution because tan(Ф) ≠ -2 anywhere
- The second term tan(Ф) - 1 = 0 has two solutions of
and
so these are the solutions to the problem
