document.write( "Question 1146878: In a right triangle, the length of one of the legs is 8 cm and the measure of the acute angle opposite to this leg is 50°. Find the measure of the other acute angle and the lengths of the other leg and the hypotenuse. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #768167 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You can use law of sines
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2F+sin%28A%29+=+b+%2F+sin%28B%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8+%2F+sin%28+50+%29+=+b+%2F+sin%28+90+-+50+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8+%2F+.76604+=+b+%2F+.64279+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+10.44326+=+b+%2F+.64279+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+6.7128+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and, also:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2F+sin%28+A+%29+=+c+%2F+sin%28+C+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+10.44326+=+c+%2F+sin%28+90+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "b = 6.7128
\n" ); document.write( "c = 10.4433
\n" ); document.write( "The angle opposite the other leg is 40 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8%5E2+%2B+6.7128%5E2+=+10.4433%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+64+%2B+45.0617+=+109.0625+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+109.0617+=+109.0625+\"
\n" ); document.write( "I think error is due to rounding off
\n" ); document.write( "check the math & maybe get better accuracy
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