Question
A rectangle is 14cm wide and 48 cm long. Find the measures of the acute angle between its diagonals.
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Answers
Steve
The diagonals cross in the center, so the acute angle is the vertex of an isosceles triangle with
height=24
base=14
so the acute angle x obeys
tan(x/2) = 7/24
height=24
base=14
so the acute angle x obeys
tan(x/2) = 7/24