SOLUTION: a right triangle conatins a 38 degress angle whose adjacent side measures 10 centimeters what is the length of the hypotenus to the nearest hundreth of a centimeter ?

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Question 556939: a right triangle conatins a 38 degress angle whose adjacent side measures 10 centimeters what is the length of the hypotenus to the nearest hundreth of a centimeter ?
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a right triangle conatins a 38 degress angle whose adjacent side measures 10 centimeters what is the length of the hypotenus to the nearest hundreth of a centimeter ?
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side adj/hyp = cos(38)
hyp = 10/cos(38)

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