SOLUTION: If the leg adjacent to a 29 degree angle in a right triangle is 9 feet long, what is the measure of the other leg to the nearest tenth?

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Question 960639: If the leg adjacent to a 29 degree angle in a right triangle is 9 feet long, what is the measure of the other leg to the nearest tenth?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan(29) = x/9

x = 5.0