SOLUTION: given that the hypotenuse of this right triangle is 25 cm long and that tan theta is 3. find the values of x and y, accurate to the nearest tenth.

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Question 965632: given that the hypotenuse of this right triangle is 25 cm long and that tan theta is 3. find the values of x and y, accurate to the nearest tenth.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll assume y is opposite of angle theta and x is adjacent to it.










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