document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=571763>Question 571763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One diagonal of a parallelogram is 17 cm long and makes angles of 36° and 15° with the sides.  Find the lengths (x and y) of the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3rd angle is 180-(36+15) = 129 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Law of sines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/sin(36) = 17/sin(129)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12.86<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Law of Sines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/sin(15) = 17/sin(129)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5.66<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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