What are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle in which one acute angle measures 19° and the hypotenuse is 15 units long? A. 9 units, 12 units B. 11 units, 10.2 units C. 4.9 units, 15.8 units D. 4.9 units, 14.2 units E. 5.2 units, 14.1 units

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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle is 4.9 units, 15.8 units and one acute angle measures 19° and the hypotenuse is 15 units long.

The answer is C. 4.9 units, 15.8 units

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Answer:

Option D, [tex]4.9[/tex] units

[tex]14.2[/tex] units

Explanation:

In a right angled triangle one angle is [tex]90[/tex]° while the sum of other two angle is [tex]90[/tex]°

Now if we go by the geometrical concepts

[tex]Sin (19) = \frac{base}{hypotenuse} \\[/tex]

Base length of the triangle is equal to

[tex]15 * sin 19\\= 4.9[/tex] units

As per the rule of Pythagorean theorem -

[tex](Hypotenuse)^2 = (Base length)^2 + ( Vertical side length)^2\\[/tex]

Substituting the values in above equation, we get -

[tex](15)^ 2 = (4.9)^2 + X^2\\X = \sqrt{(15)^2 - (4.9)^2} \\X = \sqrt{200.99} \\X = 14.2[/tex] units