document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241456>Question 241456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At what angle, or slope in degrees will the hypotenus of this triangle ly?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertical leg measures 29\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotnuse measures 63\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One angle of the trianlge is 90 degree                 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertical leg measures 29\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotnuse measures 63\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One angle of the triangle is 90 degree <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other leg, the base is sqrt(63^2 - 29^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= sqrt(3128) =~ 55.9285<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope m = 29/55.9285 =~0.51852<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle is the arctan of m, =~ 27.407º<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another method, without finding the slope, is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle = arcsin(29/63)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle = 27.407º </SPAN>\n" );
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