-In a Right Triangle, the Legs Have Lengths of 5

question 591

Short Answer

-In a right triangle, the legs have lengths of 5 ft and 12 ft. Using these measures, which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) would be used to find the measure of the acute angle that is formed by the hypotenuse and the leg of length 12 feet?

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