Asked by bob

Use the Law of Cosines, a2=b2+c2−2bc⋅cosA
, to find the value of angle A
in a right triangle, where a=7
, b=24
, and c=25
.(1 point)
Responses

25.1 degrees
25.1 degrees

73.6 degrees
73.6 degrees

89.9 degrees
89.9 degrees

16.3 degrees

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the law of cosines:
cos A = (b^2 + c^2 − a^2) / (2bc) = (24^2 + 25^2 − 7^2) / (2·24·25)
= (576 + 625 − 49) / 1200 = 1152/1200 = 0.96.

A = arccos(0.96) ≈ 16.3 degrees.