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- The length of side upper A upper B is 54.
- The measure of angle upper B is 30/li>
- Angle upper C is a right angle.
- A note indies the figure is not drawn to scale.
Right triangle is shown. What is the value of ?
The length of side upper A upper B is 54. The measure of angle upper B
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Right Triangles & Trigonometry — Trig ratios (sin, cos, tan) in right triangles. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice C is correct. In the triangle shown, the measure of angle is and angle is a right angle, which means that it has a measure of . Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is equal to , the measure of angle is equal to , or . In a right triangle whose acute angles have measures and , the lengths of the legs can be represented by the expressions , , and , where is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure , is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure , and is the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the hypotenuse has a length of . It follows that , or . Therefore, the length of the leg opposite angle is and the length of the leg opposite angle is . The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. The length of the leg opposite angle is and the length of the leg adjacent to angle is . Therefore, the value of is , or .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not the value of .
Choice D is incorrect. This is the length of the leg opposite angle , not the value of .
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