document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185379>Question 185379</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=1/2acsinB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/2(20)(15)sin132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can figure it out to this point but when I calculate this as is straight across, I always end up with a number way off.  What am I missing?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=7.962538072???????????????so wrong! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139074 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=feliz1965><B>feliz1965(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=feliz1965><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139074\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can see that a = 20, c = 15 and sin132 is given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may need to round your decimal answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does your textbook say to do?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to find sin132 first and then multiply sine value that by 1/2 times 20 times 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try that and see what happens.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I received your e-mail.  To find sin132, you need a scientific calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter 132 and then press the sine key.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin132 = 0.743144825\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can now multiply this by 1/2 x 15 x 20 to find the area.  By the way, you can also use 0.5 for 1/2 because it means the same thing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 111.4717238\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you round this decimal number to the nearest tenths, we get area = 111.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am waiting for your reply.  Do you get it now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Feliz\r<BR>\n" );
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