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To: EEGator

104.625 is vertical from the base of the triangle, with the 17 degree angle at the top of the 104.625 side

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8 posted on 08/02/2011 6:54:48 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: jsh3180

The length of the hypotenuse is 109.406

side1 = 104.625
side2 = 31.987


16 posted on 08/02/2011 6:58:55 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: jsh3180

Opposite = adjacent * tangent of the angle
Hypotenuse = Opposite / sine of the angle


18 posted on 08/02/2011 6:59:55 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: jsh3180
104.625 is vertical from the base of the triangle, with the 17 degree angle at the top of the 104.625 side

so then x = 104.625/cos(17)

Make sure your calculator is in "Degrees" mode and not "Radians" mode or everything will go crazy fast.

23 posted on 08/02/2011 7:01:40 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: jsh3180

sin(73*)=104.625/x
0.956=104.625/x
0.956x=104.625
x=109.406

Incidentally, the third side is length 31.987, the proof of which is left as an exercise for the reader.


29 posted on 08/02/2011 7:03:37 PM PDT by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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To: jsh3180

Then the hypotenuse is 104.625 divided by the sine of 73 degrees. the sine of 73 degrees is 0.9563, so the hypotenuse is 109.406.


43 posted on 08/02/2011 7:16:28 PM PDT by LOC1 (Let's pick the best, not settle for a compromise.)
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