The legs of an isosceles triangle have length 4 and the base angles have measure 65. If sin 65° = 0.91, cos 65° = 0.42, and tan 65° the approximate length of the base of the triangle is: (A) 1.7 2.14, then (B) 1.9 (С) 3.4 (D) 3.6 (E) 4.4
The legs of an isosceles triangle have length 4 and the base angles have measure 65. If sin 65° = 0.91, cos 65° = 0.42, and tan 65° the approximate length of the base of the triangle is: (A) 1.7 2.14, then (B) 1.9 (С) 3.4 (D) 3.6 (E) 4.4
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![The legs of an isosceles triangle have length 4 and the base angles have
measure 65. If sin 65° = 0.91, cos 65° = 0.42, and tan 65°
the approximate length of the base of the triangle is:
(A) 1.7
2.14, then
(B) 1.9
(С) 3.4
(D) 3.6
(E) 4.4](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5826108a-8096-4333-a44b-792e6420da11%2F70b4e35e-dc05-43ab-ba00-8df6085f1b78%2Fw5x0y7d_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The legs of an isosceles triangle have length 4 and the base angles have
measure 65. If sin 65° = 0.91, cos 65° = 0.42, and tan 65°
the approximate length of the base of the triangle is:
(A) 1.7
2.14, then
(B) 1.9
(С) 3.4
(D) 3.6
(E) 4.4
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