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Question
Solving this right triangle?
Solve the right triangle (to the nearest tenth) given B=15degrees, and b=30m. B is not the hypotenuse.
since you know this is a right triangle, and you are already given angle B.
90 - 15 = 75
30/sin(15) = a/sin(75)
a = 30sin(75)/sin(15)
a = 112.0
30/sin(15) = c/sin(90)
c = 30/sin(15)
c = 115.9m
so
a = 112.0m
A = 75
c = 115.9m
you could have also done it like this
sin(15) = 30/h
h = 30/sin(15)
a^2 + 30^2 = (30/sin(15))^2
a^2 = (30/sin(15))^2 - 30^2
a = 112.0
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