Asked by t

For the acute angles in a right triangle, sin(2x)=cos(4x+12°)
. What is the measure of the larger angle?(1 point)

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
sin(2x) = cos(4x+12°) = sin(90° - (4x+12°)) = sin(78° - 4x).

So 2x = 78° - 4x + 360k or 2x = 180° - (78° - 4x) + 360k.

First gives x = 13° + 60k → in (0°,90°): x = 13° or 73°.
Second gives x = -51° - 180k (no acute solutions).

The triangles are (13°,77°) or (73°,17°). The larger acute angle (overall) is 77°.