SOLUTION: In a triangle ABC,with angels A,B and C and sides AB,BC,AC, angle B is a right (90)angle. If the sin of angle A is 0.5 and side BC is 8 inches long, what is the length of side AC?

Question 1064439: In a triangle ABC,with angels A,B and C and sides AB,BC,AC, angle B is a right (90)angle. If the sin of angle A is 0.5 and side BC is 8 inches long, what is the length of side AC?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
since we have a right triangle, we know
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sin(A) = BC / AC
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we know sin(A) = (1/2) and BC = 8 inches, therefore
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(1 / 2) = (8 / AC)
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cross multiply the two fractions since they are equal
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AC = 16 inches
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