document.write( "Question 854437: If you have a right angle triangle with a long leg of 8 inches and a angle at the top of the long leg of 10 degrees. How do you determine the length of the other leg. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #514684 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "other leg being  adjacent to the angle
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document.write( " tan(x) = opp/adj 
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document.write( "tan(10) = 8/adj
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document.write( " adj = 8/tan(10)
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