document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86168>Question 86168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If b= 16.3 ft. and a=21.7 ft., find /_A. Thanks so much for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label the hypotenuse \"c\"; the side opposite angle A as \"a\"; the remaining<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side \"b\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(A) = a/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(A) = 21.7/16.3 = 1.33129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle A = tan^-1(1.33129) = 53.088 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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