SOLUTION: if i have tan=0.7536 & a hyp= 29miles. whats my opposite. please show how.

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Question 906988: if i have tan=0.7536 & a hyp= 29miles. whats my opposite. please show how.
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if i have tan=0.7536 & a hyp= 29miles. whats my opposite. please show how.
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tan(A) = 0.7536
Angle A =~ 37 degs
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sin(37) = side opp/29
side opp = 29*sin(37)
=~ 17.45 miles