document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002767>Question 1002767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and forms an angle of 27° with a side of the rectangle. Find the length and the width of the rectangle to the nearest centimeter. How would I find the length and the width?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the rectangle will form right trangles and the diagonal will be the hypotenuse of the triangles, so I assume it will involve the Pythagorean theorem. I cannot figure out how to solve the theorem; I only have a^2 + b^2 = 17^2, which is 289. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The measure of the short side of the rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 17\sin(27)\">.  The long side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 17\cos(27)\">.  Remember to round your calculator results appropriately.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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