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Mathematics
Blake Jewell
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If you knew a and c, how would you use that information to
find the measure of ∠B? How could you then find m∠A?
How could you find b?
Since the sum of all angles of any triangle equals 180˚, knowing the value of two
angles would be able to find the value of the third angle.

To find the measure of angle A in this triangle, you could find the tangent of A,
which is the opposite side measure divided by the adjacent side measure. Then,
using this value, you would use a calculator to find the value of tan-1(tanA).

Since b is an adjacent side to angle A, you could use cosA to find the adjacent side
divided by the hypotenuse. Then, using a calculator to find the cosA, you would
multiply each side, cosA, and b divided by the hypotenuse, c, by c, to leave b
isolated by itself. This way, you can calculate the value of b, by multiplying the cosA
by the hypotenuse, c.
If you knew b and c, how would you use that information to
find the measure of ∠B? How could you then find m∠A?

Knowing b and c, the opposite and hypotenuse side lengths in accordance to B, you
could find the sinB, which is b divided by c. Then, you could use sin-1(sinB) to find
m∠B. To find the m∠A, you would use cosA, because b and c are adjacent and the
hypotenuse side lengths in relation to angle A. Then, you would calculate cos-
1(cosA) to find the measure of angle A.
If you knew a and b, how would you use that information to
find the measure of ∠A?

Since side measures a and b are the opposite and adjacent values to angle A, you
could use tanA. Using the value of the tangent of A, you would calculate tan -1(tanA)
to find m∠A.