SOLUTION: The diagonal of a rectangle is 14 cm long and makes an angle of 35 degrees with a side of the rectangle. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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Question 405526: The diagonal of a rectangle is 14 cm long and makes an angle of 35 degrees with a side of the rectangle. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
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One side is 14*sin(35°) = 8.03cm          |sin θ = opp/hyp

the other side is 14*cos(35°)= 11.468cm   |cos θ = adj/hyp