document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=725904>Question 725904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 18. One of the triangle's acute angles measures 65 degrees.  What is the length of the triangle's shortest side?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 16.31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 8.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 7.61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 6.23<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (answer is said to be C but don't understand how to solve it, help please!) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 16.31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 8.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 7.61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 6.23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Short side = 18*cos(65)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7.61 </SPAN>\n" );
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