document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044014>Question 1044014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the altitude drawn to the base in isosceles &#9651;ABC with legs AB and BC, with BC=10 cm and base angle A with a measure of 62 degrees, is approximately 8.8 cm long.\r<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 #659253 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=659253\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It helps to draw this.  When it is, BC is 10 cm and angle C is the same as angle A or 62 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 cm and the altitude is the sine of 62 =alt/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 sin 62=altitude<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=8.83 cm.  That is approximately 8.8 cm<BR>\n" );
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