What is the value of sinC ?
2 answers:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
In a right triangle, the sine of an angle is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the hypotenuse.
From the formula above we know that the sine of an angle is the opposite side divided by the hypotenuse. The opposite side is AB and has a length of 8. The hypotenuse is AC with a length of 17. So we can write
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Have a look at the diagram I posted below. I marked on your image to add in another angle. This angle is also 20 degrees because of congruent alternate interior angles (horizontal lines are parallel). This angle I add in is the reference angle of the triangle
opposite the reference angle is the vertical side x
adjacent to the reference angle is the horizontal side 15
We'll use the tangent rule. Make sure your calculator is in degree mode.
tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent
tan(20) = x/15
15*tan(20) = x <<-- multiply both sides by 15
x = 15*tan(20)
x = 5.45955 <<--- use calculator; this is approximate
x = 5.5 <<--- round to one decimal place