document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952488>Question 952488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle: Side.c = 17, Side.a = 15,  AngleB = ??<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have looked /everywhere/ to find how to calculate the angle. I know I am supposed to use the inverse sine function, but when I enter sin^-1(15/17), my answer is .8823529412 . When I attempt to convert the decimal to degrees, minutes, & seconds, I am given 1 4' 51.02\" . Neither of these answers make any sense! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581677 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581677\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> B=arcsin(a/c)=arcsin(15/17)=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sin%5E-1%280.8824%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sin%5E-1%280.8824%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=61.9 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sure your calculator is set to degrees, not radians. I don't see how you got the results you described. </SPAN>\n" );
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