SOLUTION: you have a right triangle with one angle at 55degrees and one leg 8m the longest leg is y and the last is x how do you find x and y

Question 1090004: you have a right triangle with one angle at 55degrees and one leg 8m the longest leg is y and the last is x how do you find x and y
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since you know one angle, you can find the other,

The shortest leg is across from the smallest angle.
So then use the law of sines to find the other lengths,

I'm assuming x is the hypotenuse.
So then,

Use a calculator to work those out.

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