SOLUTION: A diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and forms an angle of 27° with a side of the rectangle. Find the length and the width of the rectangle to the nearest centimeter. How would I

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Question 1002767: A diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and forms an angle of 27° with a side of the rectangle. Find the length and the width of the rectangle to the nearest centimeter. How would I find the length and the width?
I know the rectangle will form right trangles and the diagonal will be the hypotenuse of the triangles, so I assume it will involve the Pythagorean theorem. I cannot figure out how to solve the theorem; I only have a^2 + b^2 = 17^2, which is 289.
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The measure of the short side of the rectangle is . The long side is . Remember to round your calculator results appropriately.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it