SOLUTION: HERE AT WORK I AM TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ITS HURTIN MY HEAD! PLEASE HELP. I AM CUTTING A 15 DEGREE ANGLE ON A MACHINE. FROM THE TOP OF THE PIECE TO THE BOTTOM OF WHERE TH

Question 82481: HERE AT WORK I AM TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ITS HURTIN MY HEAD! PLEASE HELP. I AM CUTTING A 15 DEGREE ANGLE ON A MACHINE. FROM THE TOP OF THE PIECE TO THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE DEGREE MUST END IS 1.75 INCHES. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAR IN THE SHORT SIDE IS.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I AM CUTTING A 15 DEGREE ANGLE ON A MACHINE. FROM THE TOP OF THE PIECE TO THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE DEGREE MUST END IS 1.75 INCHES. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAR IN THE SHORT SIDE IS.
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If I read you right you have a right triangle; the angle
at the top is 15 degrees; the side perpendicular to the base
is 1.75 inches; the length of the side opposite the 90 degree
angle is of no interest to you; you want to know the length
of the 3rd side which is the shortest side of the triangle.
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Let the length of that side be "x"
Then tan(15)=x/1.75
x=1.75*tan(15)
x=0.4689 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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