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Two students describe the sides of right triangle ABC in relation to ∠B. TomasAB is the hypotenuse.AC is the opposite side.BC is the adjacent side.IlianaAB is the hypotenuse.BC is the opposite side.AC is the adjacent side.Who is correct? Explain.

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A
Tomas is correct; AC is opposite ∠B and BC is adjacent to ∠B.
B
Iliana is correct; BC is opposite ∠B and AC is adjacent to ∠B.
C
Both are correct because both AC and BC are opposite ∠B.
D
Neither is correct because neither AC nor BC is opposite ∠B.
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Triangle M N L is shown. Angle M N L is a right angle. The length of N L is 15 and the length of hypotenuse M L is 25.

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Three-fifths
Option A
B
Three-fourths
Option B
C
Four-fifths
Option C
D
Five-thirds
Option D
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Triangle X Y Z is shown. Angle X Z Y is a right angle. Angle Z X Y is 60 degrees and angle X Y Z is 30 degrees. The length of hypotenuse X Y is 4.

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One-half
Option A
B
StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 2 StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction
Option D
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Triangle J K M is shown. Angle J M K is a right angle. The length of hypotenuse K J is a, the length of J M is b, and the length of K M is c.

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A
a is the hypotenuse, b is adjacent, c is opposite
B
a is the hypotenuse, b is opposite, c is adjacent
C
a is adjacent, b is opposite, c is the hypotenuse
D
a is opposite, b is the hypotenuse, c is adjacent
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Which trigonometric ratios are correct for triangle ABC? Select three options.

A
sin(C) =
Option A
B
cos(B) =
Option B
C
tan(C) =
Option C
D
sin(B) =
Option D
E
tan(B) =
Option E
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Triangle X Y Z is shown. Angle X Z Y is a right angle. The length of Z X is b, the length of Z Y is a, and the length of hypotenuse X Y is c.

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A
a is opposite, b is adjacent, c is the hypotenuse
B
a is the hypotenuse, b is opposite, c is adjacent
C
a is adjacent, b is the hypotenuse, c is opposite
D
a is adjacent, b is opposite, c is the hypotenuse
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Triangle D E F is shown. Angle D E F is a right angle. The length of hypotenuse D F is 5 StartRoot 2 EndRoot and the lengths of sides D E and E F are 5.

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A
sin(F).
B
sin(D).
C
tan(F).
D
cos(D).
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Triangle G Y K is shown. Angle G K Y is a right angle. Angle K G Y is 60 degrees and angle G Y K is 30 degrees. The length of G K is 27.

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A
One-half
Option A
B
StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 2 StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartRoot 3 EndRoot
Option D
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Julian describes an angle in the triangle using these statements.GH is the adjacent side.HK is the opposite side.GK is the hypotenuse.

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∠G
B
∠H
C
∠K
D
∠H and ∠K
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Triangle P Q R is shown. Angle Q R P is a right angle. Angle R P Q is 30 degrees and angle P Q R is 60 degrees.

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A
StartFraction R P Over R Q EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction R P Over P Q EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction R Q Over P Q EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction R Q Over P R EndFraction
Option D

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