Hypotenuse of ABC

In a right triangle ABC with hypotenuse c, leg a = 6 cm and sin α = 3/5.

What is the length of leg b?

Final Answer:

b =  8 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

a=6 cm s=3/5=53=0.6 s = sin α = 3/5  sin α = a : c  c=sa=0.66=10 cm  c2 = a2+b2 b=c2a2=10262=8 cm



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