You can use the Pythagorean Theorem or trigonometric ratios to find side lengths or angle measures of a right triangle.
The diagram below shows equilateral
You can use trigonometric ratios to find the lengths of the sides of right triangles.
A construction crew wants to hoist a heavy beam so that it is standing up straight. They tie a rope to the beam, secure the base, and pull the rope through a pulley to raise one end of the beam from the ground. When the beam makes an angle of
The construction site has some telephone wires crossing it. The workers are concerned that the beam may hit the wires. When the beam makes an angle of