document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833383>Question 833383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the exact value of Sec x, given a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 17 and the leg across from angle x is 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sec(x)=hypotenuse/adjacent side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adjacent side=&#8730;(17^2-8^2)=&#8730;(289-64)=&#8730;225=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sec(x)=17/15 </SPAN>\n" );
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