1. **State the problem:**
Find the angle $\theta$ in triangle A-5 where the legs are 5 and unknown $\theta$, and the hypotenuse is 13.
2. **Identify the formula:**
In a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem applies:
$$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$
where $a$ and $b$ are legs and $c$ is the hypotenuse.
3. **Apply the formula:**
Given one leg $a=5$, hypotenuse $c=13$, and the other leg $b=\theta$ (unknown), we have:
$$5^2 + \theta^2 = 13^2$$
4. **Calculate:**
$$25 + \theta^2 = 169$$
5. **Isolate $\theta^2$:**
$$\theta^2 = 169 - 25$$
$$\theta^2 = 144$$
6. **Take the square root:**
$$\theta = \sqrt{144}$$
$$\theta = 12$$
7. **Interpretation:**
The unknown leg $\theta$ is 12 units long.
8. **Find the angle opposite leg 5 or 12:**
Using sine or cosine, for example:
$$\sin \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}}$$
If we want the angle opposite side 5:
$$\sin \alpha = \frac{5}{13}$$
$$\alpha = \arcsin\left(\frac{5}{13}\right) \approx 22.62^\circ$$
Or angle opposite side 12:
$$\sin \beta = \frac{12}{13}$$
$$\beta = \arcsin\left(\frac{12}{13}\right) \approx 67.38^\circ$$
**Final answer:**
The unknown leg $\theta$ is 12, and the angles opposite sides 5 and 12 are approximately $22.62^\circ$ and $67.38^\circ$ respectively.
Triangle A5 1496C0
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