document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972523>Question 972523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let tan(theta)=7/24, where sin(theta) is less than 0. Find the value of theta. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #594868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=594868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is in the third quadrant, where both the sin and cos are negative, and their quotient, the tangent, is positive.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tangent is 7/24.  This is a 7/24/25 right triangle, so the hypotenuse is 25.  The opposite side is 7, since that is from the tangent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sin theta = -7/25  theta=196.2 degrees.   </SPAN>\n" );
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