document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239830>Question 239830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has a hypotenuse of 36 inches, it has a right angle opposite the hypotenuse, and a 20 degree angle, and a 70 degree angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the length of the other two sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So basically, a2 + b2 = 1296\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the length of the other two sides?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So basically, a2 + b2 = 1296 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you say is true but both legs are unknown, but they give the angles, so you can use the sine or cosine<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sin = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28side+opposite%29%2Fhypotenuse ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28side+opposite%29%2Fhypotenuse\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the side opposite the 20 degree angle; let it = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(20) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".342 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = .342 * 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 12.31 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can find the 2nd leg  using pythag, or you can use the cosine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28side+adjacent%29%2Fhypotenuse ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28side+adjacent%29%2Fhypotenuse\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos(20) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".940 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = .940 * 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 33.83 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can check this using pythag<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.31^2 + 33.83^2 = 1296 </SPAN>\n" );
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