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Find A
\n" ); document.write( "The right triangle is 35 degrees one long side is 23m. Find A the short side.
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\n" ); document.write( "a would be the side opposite 35 degrees,
\n" ); document.write( "Side adjacent is given as 23 m
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\n" ); document.write( "Tangent = side opposite/side adjacent
\n" ); document.write( "tan(35) = \"a%2F23\"
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\n" ); document.write( ".7 = \"a%2F23\"
\n" ); document.write( "a = .7 * 23
\n" ); document.write( "a = 16.1 m is the short side
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