document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306140>Question 306140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi. I'm wondering if I am on the righ track with this one..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In triangle ABC we have the sides a=2.5, b=5.0, c=2.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the cosine of the angle B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I understand that  use the cosine function.. cosB=length of adjacent side/length of hypotenuse. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am just wondering how to know which side is the hypotenuse and which is the adjacent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"b\" is larger than the sum of \"a\" and \"c\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ this means that the sides of the triangle cannot close up, the triangle doesn't exist\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "also, if a triangle is not a right triangle (check by using Pythagoras); you will need the Law of Cosines to find the angles </SPAN>\n" );
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