document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1075086>Question 1075086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the side length of a triangle to the nearest tenth and angle measures to the nearest degree </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is your triangle like?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To calculate the length of a side and measure of an angle of a triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you need to know something about that triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have a specific triangle problem in mind, post that problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right triangles are the easiest cases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course the have one right angle, measuring <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other two angles are acute angles (smaller than a right angle).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the measures of the 3 angles in any triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "always add up to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you have a right triangle and the measure, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of one of the acute angles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is easy to find the measure of the other acute angle as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are given the lengths of 2 sides of a right triangle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can find the length of the other side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the measures of all the angles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triangles that do not have a right angle are a little trickier.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have the measure of one angle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the length of the side opposite that angle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you need just one more piece of information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find everything about that triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To do that you start by applying Law of sines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Calculations are not too difficult,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but you need to understand hoW to use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "trigonometric functions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you do not have the measure of one angle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the length of the side opposite that angle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you still need at least pieces of information,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and calculations will be more complicated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You will need to use Law of cosines </SPAN>\n" );
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