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Exercises: Solve Right Triangles in Applied Problems

Grade 9·20 problems·~28 min·Common Core Math - HS Geometry·standard·hsg-srt-c-8
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Right triangle with horizontal leg 6, vertical leg 8, right angle at bottom-right, and the acute angle at the bottom-left labeled with a question mark
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A right triangle has legs of length 6 (horizontal) and 8 (vertical). Find the acute angle at the bottom-left vertex, between the hypotenuse and the horizontal leg. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.