document.write( "Question 194101: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is (c) and one (a)leg is 24 and other (b)leg is 32.\r
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document.write( "Find the sin A and tan A \r
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document.write( "a= 2.8m, B= 41.8 degrees\r
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document.write( "The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 46.0in and one leg is 35.4 Find the length of the other leg. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #145692 by RAY100(1637) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! right triangle means pythagorous theorem holds,,,,,c^2=a^2+b^2 \n" ); document.write( "finding c from given two legs, \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 24^2 + 32^2 =1600 \n" ); document.write( "c=40 \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "rough sketch of triangle helps. Label vertex opposite side with same letter, but capital. \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "sin A = opposite/hyp = 24 /40 = .6,,,,,arc sin a= 36.9 deg \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "tan a = opposite / adjacent = 24/32 = .75, arc tan a = 36.9 deg \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "other problem \n" ); document.write( "again use c^2 = a^2 + b^2 \n" ); document.write( "46^2 = 35.4^2 + b^2 \n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 46^2-35.4^2 \n" ); document.write( "b^2=862.8 \n" ); document.write( "b = 29.4 \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( ",Last problem \n" ); document.write( "again, a sketch helps keep everything straight \n" ); document.write( "sum of angles = 180, therefore find last angle, 180-90-41.8 =48.2 deg \n" ); document.write( "sin of 48.2 = 2.8 / c \n" ); document.write( "c=2.8 / sin 48.2 = 3.756 \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "sin 41.8 = b/3.756 \n" ); document.write( "b=3.756 * sin 41.8 = 2.5 \n" ); document.write( "therefore all angles and all sides are labeled \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( ",\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( " |