SOLUTION: Find the area of a right triangle that has one acute angle that measures 27 degrees and a longer leg that measures 16 feet.

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Question 947937: Find the area of a right triangle that has one acute angle that measures 27 degrees and a longer leg that measures 16 feet.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The other angle is A=180-27-90=63.
Then use the law of sines,
sin%28A%29%2F16=sin%2827%29%2FB
B=%28sin%2827%29%2Fsin%2863%29%29%2A16
B=8.15
So then the area would be,
A=%281%2F2%29%2816%29%288.15%29
A=65.2ft%5E2