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the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 4 times as long as the perpendicular drawn to it from the opposite vertex.then find the smallest angle of the triangle |
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Answer» ANSWER In △ABC LET ∠ACB=θ, BD=x⇒AC=4x And cosθ= AC BC
= 4x BC
.......(1) In △BCD,sinθ= BC BD
= BC x
.....(2) From (1) and (2), we get, sinθcosθ= 4 1
⇒sin2θ=30 ∘ ⇒θ=15 ∘
Therefore, ∠BAC=90 ∘ −15 ∘ =75 ∘
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