SOLUTION: For a right triangle, if the hypotenuse is 31 inches and one angle is 30 degrees, how long are the other sides of the triangle?

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Question 957216: For a right triangle, if the hypotenuse is 31 inches and one angle is 30 degrees, how long are the other sides of the triangle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The other angle is 60 since 60%2B30%2B90=180.
Use the law of sines to get the other sides.
31%2Fsin%2890%29=A%2Fsin%2830%29=B%2Fsin%2860%29
A=31sin%2830%29=31%2F2
B=31sin%2860%29=%2831%2F2%29sqrt%283%29