document.write( "Question 389695: In a right triangle sinA= 3/5 and C=17. Find a and b.
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document.write( "sinA= 3/5 and C=17
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document.write( "Finding a and b
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document.write( "sinA = opp/hyp = a/c = 3/5 =  3*3.4/5*3.4 = 10.2/17
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document.write( "  a = 10.2
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document.write( "Applying Pythagoream Theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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