SOLUTION: How do i determine missing side lengths,of a triangle using the degrees of a triangle?

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Question 570584: How do i determine missing side lengths,of a triangle using the degrees of a triangle?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the "Law of Sines" states that the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the same ratio as the sines of the angles opposite the sides

side x is opposite angle X

side y is opposite angle Y

x / y = sin(X) / sin(Y)