document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824276>Question 824276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a farmer plans to build a triangular fence with side lengths of 500m, 461m, and 408m. Determine the measures of the angles between the adjacent sides of the fence, to the nearest degree. provide a labeled sketch  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #496237 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=496237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can find a reference about Law of Cosines in your Trigonometry book, and maybe in other sources.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle between the 500m and the 461m side is according to this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500%5E2%2B461%5E2-2%2A500%2A461%2Acosine%28alpha%29=408%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500%5E2%2B461%5E2-2%2A500%2A461%2Acosine%28alpha%29=408%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and I call this angle between them to be alpha.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500%5E2%2B461%5E2-408%5E2=2%2A500%2Acosine%28alpha%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500%5E2%2B461%5E2-408%5E2=2%2A500%2Acosine%28alpha%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cosine%28alpha%29=%28500%5E2%2B461%5E2-408%5E2%29%2F%282%2A500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cosine%28alpha%29=%28500%5E2%2B461%5E2-408%5E2%29%2F%282%2A500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "... and keep going until you find this alpha.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the same arrangement for every angle in this triangle.   </SPAN>\n" );
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