document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486329>Question 486329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 3.00 m, and one of its angles is 26.0°. What are the lengths of the side opposite the 26.0° angle and the side adjacent to the 26.0° angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #332753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><B>cleomenius(959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=cleomenius><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=332753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the angles is 180, so the third angle will be 64 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have the size of the hypotenuse, so you can use the sine function to determine the size of the opposite side to that angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sine 26 degrees = opp/hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4383 = opp/hyp<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4383(3.00) = opp = 1.32 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos 26 degrees = adj/hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8988(3.00) = adj = 2.7 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cleomenius.\r<BR>\n" );
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