Geometry Construction and Calculation Problem

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1° Draw a triangle $SOL$ right at $O$ and such that $\widehat{SLO} = 40^{\circ}$ and $SL = 4\text{ cm}$.

2° Calculate $\widehat{LSO}$.

3° Draw the height $[OH]$. Calculate $\widehat{SOH}$.

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Hi Matjar., let's solve this geometry problem together. We'll start by drawing triangle SOL and finding the unknown angles.

Geometry: Right Triangle SOL

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First, we visualize a right triangle at O. The angle at L is given as forty degrees, and the hypotenuse SL is four centimeters.

OLS40°4 cm
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Part two asks us to calculate the measure of angle LSO.

Part 2: Calculate Angle LSO

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Since it's a right triangle, the sum of all angles must be one hundred and eighty degrees. Angle O is ninety degrees and Angle L is forty degrees.

$$S\widehat{O}L = 90^\circ$$
$$S\widehat{L}O = 40^\circ$$
$$L\widehat{S}O + S\widehat{L}O + S\widehat{O}L = 180^\circ$$
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We substitute the known values into our sum equation.

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Forty plus ninety is one hundred and thirty. Subtracting that from one hundred and eighty gives us the result.

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So, angle L S O equals fifty degrees.

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Mathematics
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Geometry
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