SOLUTION: a triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10cm.if one angle is 40 degrees, what is the length if each leg

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Question 988378: a triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10cm.if one angle is 40 degrees, what is the length if each leg
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a triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10cm.if one angle is 40 degrees, what is the length if each leg
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Hypotenuse implies a right triangle.
One side is 10*sin(40)
The other is 10*cos(40)

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