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document.write( "O=opposite side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=adjacent side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan=O/A=8/15 (in quadrant III where sec<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=&#8730;(H^2-O^2)=&#8730;(225-64)=&#8730;161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sec=H/A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=15/&#8730;161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(15&#8730;161)/161<BR>\n" );
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