document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939477>Question 939477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the diagonal of a rectangle makes an angle of 48(degree) with its smaller side.if the length of the smaller side is 16cm. what is length of bigger side? [sin48(degree)=0.743] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture so you can see what you are doing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: The diagonal forms two right triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 deg is the size of the base acute angle formed by the base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(48) = 1.11 so the base must be the smaller side (16 cm)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: longer side = 16*1.11 = 17.76 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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