document.write( "Question 250333: Sorry, but I do have one more question.\r
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document.write( "Use the given information to draw a right triangle. Use trigonometric ratios and a calculator to find the unknown sides and angles. Round off sides and angles to the same number of decimal places as the given sides and angles.
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document.write( "a = 11.0 and c = 25.0 \r
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document.write( "Now, 11.0 is on the opposite side and 25.0 is the hypotenuse. I was able to calculate that one angle is 26.1 degrees. I also came up with 22.5 as my adjacent side and 33.9 degrees for my other angle. It marked the 22.5 and the 33.9 as incorrect. To come up with 22.5, I did the following: 11.0/26.1 tan = and came up with 22.45; for 33.9, I subtracted 26.1 from 60 degrees. Please tell me where I went wrong. Thanks very much. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #182564 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Use the given information to draw a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( " Use trigonometric ratios and a calculator to find the unknown sides and angles. \n" ); document.write( " Round off sides and angles to the same number of decimal places as the given sides and angles. \n" ); document.write( "a = 11.0 and c = 25.0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let me try it and compare to what you get: \n" ); document.write( "Find angle a using the sine (side opposite/hypotenuse) \n" ); document.write( "sin(A) = \n" ); document.write( "A = 26.1 degrees (which is what you got) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "we can find the 3rd angle (B) \n" ); document.write( "180 - 90 - 26.1 = 63.9 degrees: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find side b using tan(26.1) \n" ); document.write( "tan(26.1) = \n" ); document.write( ".48989 = \n" ); document.write( "b = \n" ); document.write( "b = 22.45 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "We have \n" ); document.write( "A = 26.1 degrees \n" ); document.write( "B = 63.9 degrees \n" ); document.write( "Sides \n" ); document.write( "a = 11 \n" ); document.write( "b = 22.45 \n" ); document.write( "c = 25 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You should have subtracted 26.1 from 90 not 60, otherwise you were OK\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |