Question 458023: If I have a right triangle whose angles are 90 degrees, 53 degrees, and 37 degrees, and I know the hypotenuse is 6, what are the lengths of the other two sides?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If I have a right triangle whose angles are 90 degrees, 53 degrees, and 37 degrees, and I know the hypotenuse is 6, what are the lengths of the other two sides?
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Draw the picture:
Let the side opposite the 53 degree angle be "a"
Let the side opposite the 37 degree angle be "b"
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Sin(53) = a/6
a = 6*sin(53) = 4.7918
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cos(53) = b/6
b = 6*cos(37) = 3.6109
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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