R 19.73 cm 157.84 cm 177.57 cm 9.15 cm 73.2 cm 82.35 cm 27.6° 27.6° J 17.48 cm K 27.6° 139.84 cm X 157.32 cm Y (a) For each triangle, find the ratio of the length of the side opposite 27.6° to the length of the hypotenuse. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth. KL QR YZ %3D JL PR XZ

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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The three right triangles below are similar.
The acute angles ZJ, Z P, and 2X are all approximately measured to be 27.6°.
The side lengths for each triangle are as follows.
Note that the triangles are not drawn to scale.
R
19.73 cm
157.84 cm
177.57 cm
9.15 cm
73.2 cm
82.35 cm
27.6°
27.6°
J 17.48 cm K
27.6°
139.84 cm
X
157.32 cm
Y
(a) For each triangle, find the ratio of the length of the side opposite 27.6° to the length
of the hypotenuse. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth.
QR
= 0
PR
KL
YZ
JL
XZ
(b) Use the ALEKS Calculator to find sin 27.6°, cos 27.6°, and tan 27.6°.
Round your answers to the nearest hundredth.
sin 27.6°
cos 27.6° = |
tan 27.6° = |
%3|
(c) Which trigonometric function gives each ratio of sides in
(a)?
sine
cosine
tangent
none of these
Transcribed Image Text:The three right triangles below are similar. The acute angles ZJ, Z P, and 2X are all approximately measured to be 27.6°. The side lengths for each triangle are as follows. Note that the triangles are not drawn to scale. R 19.73 cm 157.84 cm 177.57 cm 9.15 cm 73.2 cm 82.35 cm 27.6° 27.6° J 17.48 cm K 27.6° 139.84 cm X 157.32 cm Y (a) For each triangle, find the ratio of the length of the side opposite 27.6° to the length of the hypotenuse. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth. QR = 0 PR KL YZ JL XZ (b) Use the ALEKS Calculator to find sin 27.6°, cos 27.6°, and tan 27.6°. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth. sin 27.6° cos 27.6° = | tan 27.6° = | %3| (c) Which trigonometric function gives each ratio of sides in (a)? sine cosine tangent none of these
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