document.write( "Question 1120894: The figure shows a triangle STU where TU=11cm. H lies on TU such that the length of TH is 120% of the length of HU and angle SHU=90degree. Given that the area of triangle STH is 21cm^2, find angle TSU. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the measure of the base is 11 and the area is 21, the height, which is to say segment SH must be .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the sake of clarity, designate angle TSH as and angle USH as .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The tangent of the sum of two angles is given as , so:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since Angle TSU is clearly the sum of angle plus angle :\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your calculator will give you a negative angle as an answer. Providing you have the calculator set to work in degrees, add 180 degrees to the calculator result to get the appropriate QII positive number result.
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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