SOLUTION: In right triangle ABC the hypotenuse AC is 13.5 cm long. Angle CAB is 39 degrees. Calculate the length of side BC.

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Question 937655: In right triangle ABC the hypotenuse AC is 13.5 cm long. Angle CAB is 39 degrees. Calculate the length of side BC.

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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use law of sines:
bc/sin(39) = 13.5/sin(90)
bc = sin(39)*13.5/sin(90)
bc = 8.49582527917 cm
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