From the given information, determine which trigonometric formula to use when solving for the unknown side.

Question

From the given information, determine which trigonometric formula to use when solving for the unknown side.

 

  

sin θ = opphyp

cos θ = adjhyp

tan θ = oppadj

a² + b² = c²

Answer 1

Hi Devlin A

Since you are given the length of the base and height of a Right Triangle, the fastest route would be to use the Pythagorean Theorem.

a² + b² = c²

Just plug in the numbers and take the square root to find c.

Give it a try

It can be checked

I hope this helps send me a message if your have any questions