SOLUTION: If triangle PQR is a right triangle with b=17 and the measure of angle A=58, what is the measure of side a?

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Question 365652: If triangle PQR is a right triangle with b=17 and the measure of angle A=58, what is the measure of side a?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan58 = a/17

tan58(17) = a


27.21 units = a