document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321882>Question 321882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the acute angles of the right triangle with sides measuring: 3,4,5.  I know the hypotenuse is 5 as it is the longest measurement. I tried putting the other numbers in to get the sine SinA b/5  SinA 4/5 =.0139 but the angle of this is not the right answer. I am having trouble understanding how to use sin, cos, and tan to find answers regarding angles and sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the figure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the hypotenuse be 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the angle opposite 4 be A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then sin-1(4/5) = 53.13 degrees or 0.9273 radians<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other acute angle is sin^-1(3/5) = 36.87 degrees or 0.6435 radians<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the angles are complimentary.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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